06/05/2026
The Smith County Local Emergency Planning Committee held its quarterly meeting on Friday, June 5.
The group is made up of emergency response agencies from throughout the East Texas region.
Guest speaker Mike Jones, Director of the Hays County Office of Emergency Services, talked about responding to flooding disasters in his county over the years, and how they have grown their volunteer base to help them respond and recover from disasters. Hays County includes the cities of San Marcos and Wimberley and has two major rivers running through it.
Sean Henninger, who serves as the Region 3 Incident Support Task Force Coordinator with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, talked about his role in recruiting and deploying first responders to help during disasters in other areas of Texas.
Smith County Community Emergency Response Team