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Bill Curnow > Pet First Aid on Good Day Lubbock - KJTV34 3/23/2009
Bill Curnow > Red Cross and Texas Tech students kick off Heroes Campaign - KJTV34 3/04/2009
Bill Curnow > Family loses home after space heater fire - KLBK 13 1/08/2009
Bill Curnow > Family says thank you and Red Cross urges public to look beyond scammers - KAMC 28 1/15/2009
Bill Curnow > Severe winds affect Lubbock area - KCBD 12/08/2008
Bill Curnow > 28 Homeless after 4 weekend fires - KCBD 12/01/2008
Bill Curnow > Brownfield Fire prompts Fire Safety Tips from the Red Cross - KCBD 11/14/2008
Bill Curnow > Lubbock's 100-year flood affects area fundraisers - KCBD 9/11/2008
Bill Curnow > Lubbock Recruits Volunteers in Preparation for Hurricane Gustav Evacuees - KCBD 8/29/2008
Bill Curnow > Lubbock Prepares For Gustav Evacuees - KCBD 8/28/2008 City leaders say Lubbock will be ready to respond, as Tropical Storm Gustav barrels toward the Gulf Coast. The storm killed at least 14 people in Haiti Tuesday, after it stalled off-shore. Forecasters predict Gustav will intensify as it hits warmer waters between Cuba and Jamaica. They suspect the storm will become a hurricane as early as Wednesday. Lubbock is preparing to take in evacuees and send first responders to the coast. The city has become an evacuation hub for Texas. This week, city leaders and the Red Cross started phone conferences with state and federal relief coordinators. They say, as forecasters track the storm's path they're hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. "We're preparing ourselves for the possibility of receiving evacuation folks from either the Texas or Louisiana coast; we're also preparing for what happens when landfall strikes and the possibility that some of our equipment or personnel maybe needed in that area as well," Disaster Chair for the South Plains Regional Chapter of the American Red Cross Bill Curnow said. Curnow says the city is set up to be a special needs evacuation site, primarily due to Lubbock's medical facilities. The city could receive up to 800 evacuees. "That presents interesting challenges to get the local citizens into that role of hurricane sheltering," Curnow said. "If it hits the Texas coast, there's going to be a mass evacuation take place, and we're going to be involved at some level," Rhea Cooper with Lubbock's Incident Management Team said. Cooper says seven members of the team are on the list to head down state to assist with flooding and distributing supplies. The rest, around 20 members, will stay in the city. "So, in the event that we have victims coming into our city shelter, we can help manage that incident also," Cooper said. Leaders say the preparations will continue until Gustav strikes land. Then, preparation turns into action. "Gustav is so far out that it's very difficult to get a good track on what's going to happen, so the best we can do is prepare," Curnow said. Forecasters predict Gustav could make landfall anywhere from South Texas to the Florida Panhandle by Labor Day. Footage © 2008, KCBD 11, Lubbock, TX
Bill Curnow > Mass Disaster Drill at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport - KCBD 5/15/2008 Photos from exercise. First responders were called to the scene of a downed 747 at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Thursday morning. However, the call-out was not real. Instead, it was part of a full scale mass casualty exercise as required by the FAA every three years. Airport agencies were joined by the Lubbock Police Department, the Lubbock Fire Department, EMS, and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The American Red Cross and Lubbock Medical Examiner's office participated as well. "Communication is always a key in something like this. Communications between different agencies," said Lt. Chris Daniel. "If we can work together through an event like this, and learn what each department is responsible for, it's going to help things run smoother in the future should something like this happen." Authorities are now evaluating the effectiveness of this drill and looking for areas needed for improvement. Footage © 2008, KCBD 11, Lubbock, TX
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Lubbock Recruits Volunteers in Preparation for Hurricane Gustav Evacuees - KCBD 8/29/2008
Bill Curnow > Lubbock Recruits Volunteers in Preparation for Hurricane Gustav Evacuees - KCBD 8/29/2008
Lubbock Recruits Volunteers in Preparation for Hurricane Gustav Evacuees - KCBD 8/29/2008
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