AgriLife preps for Texas severe weather with Operation Readiness
BRIAN DAVIS, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery south region chief, discusses packing clothing and gear bags for long deployments as part of Operation Readiness training. Photo courtesy of Blair Fannin/ Texas A&M AgriLife
KEVIN HOEGENAUER WAS one of two Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery agents who received the inaugural Andy Vestal Award for Excellence. Also receiving the award was Matthew Rodriguez. Hoegenauer (center) was presented the award by Angela Burkham, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension associate director, and Monty Dozier, Ph.D., DAR program director. Photo courtesy of Blair Fannin/Texas A&M AgriLife
Severe weather season continues in Texas, and the official start of hurricane season is less than a month away.
To stay ahead of storm threats, over 25 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, agents took part in Operation Readiness in Bastrop, an annual training session packed with the latest disaster response and recovery updates.
