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In September, the City experienced a severe weather event
that caused flooding across the City. Twenty-one areas
within the City reported high water conditions. The Fire
Department responded to a vehicle that was stranded and
had been trapped by high water on the culvert crossing at
North White Chapel Blvd. Our Department along with the
swift water rescue team from Haltom City successfully
completed a water rescue of a Southlake family, preventing
the loss of 3 lives.
The Office of Emergency Management enhanced community
preparedness by completing the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
for the City of Southlake. A hazard identification and risk
assessment provides the areas of focus for emergency
management plans and City resilience factors. An effective
risk assessment informs proposed actions by focusing
attention and resources on the greatest risks. The four basic
components of a risk assessment are: 1) hazard identification,
2) profiling of hazard events, 3) inventory of assets, and 4)
estimation of potential human and economic losses based on
the exposure and vulnerability of people, buildings, and
infrastructure.
"The Department's Commitment to Excellence is a cultural
mindset and a lifelong commitment to becoming the best
possible professional department while providing superior
customer service."