Stephens County emergency management team to meet regarding coronavirus preparedness
The Stephens County Emergency Management team will host a meeting for the local emergency management partners and community regarding the community’s preparedness for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the Stephens County Courthouse.
The purpose of the meeting is to hear from the State of Texas Emergency Management and the Texas Department of Health Services. County Judge Michael Roach said the goal of the meeting is to coordinate and communicate with local health partners, and develop a plan of action in case Stephens County and Breckenridge have to respond to the global health crisis.
“I want to stress that we do not know of a local problem,” Roach said in an email. “However, we can all play an important part in reassuring the public that, as a community, we are taking all of the necessary steps to be properly prepared.”
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