PRESS RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 2008

September 12, 2008

ARLINGTON EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER OPENS SHELTERS
Grace Community Church and North Davis Church of Christ are Opened for Evacuees

Who: City of Arlington Emergency Operations Center

What: The City of Arlington has been tasked to receive up to 450 evacuees

When: EOC opens two shelters Friday, September 12, 2008

Where: First Shelters Grace Community Church, North Davis Church of Christ

Why: Preparing to receive evacuees displaced by Hurricane Ike from the Texas gulf coast and the east Texas region.

Emergency Operations

The City of Arlington Emergency Operations Center has opened two shelters in Arlington in preparation to receive evacuees from the Texas gulf coast and the east Texas region. Additional shelters are readied for activation if necessary. The City is currently preparing for approximately 450 evacuees.

Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck signed a ‘Declaration of Local Disaster’ on Thursday, September 11, 2008, effectively implementing the City’s Emergency Operational Plan.
In addition to Grace Community Church and the North Davis Church of Christ, the Emergency Operation Center has two additional shelters on standby in the event they are needed including one for pets.

For more information about ongoing emergency operations, contact the Emergency Operations Center at 817-459-6035.