Maintenance Division Management
TxDOT's Emergency Management statewide point of contact, under the Maintenance Division Director, has various emergency preparedness responsibilities, including:
- Ensuring all TxDOT employees are prepared for emergencies
- Serving as primary liaison to the Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Serving as primary liaison to the Federal Highway Administration for all emergency response activities
- Guiding disaster response activities statewide
- Guiding hurricane response planning activities
- Guiding Homeland Security preparedness activities
- Guiding Pandemic Flu planning activities
- Serving as a Texas Drought Preparedness Council member
- Serving as Emergency Management Council member
- Ensuring NIMS compliance
- Serving as primary liaison for the FHWA emergency relief reimbursement program
- Serving as primary liaison for the FEMA reimbursement program
- Maintaining the statewide emergency contact list
- Maintaining the Statewide Listing of Maintenance Supervisors and Area Engineers
- Serving on the State Emergency Response Commission.