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Events

Basic SKYWARN Class Hosted by Fort Bend County on March 20, 2019

Basic SKYWARNTM

Severe Weather Spotter Training

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | 6:30-8:30 PM

George Memorial Library

1001 Golfview Dr.

Richmond, Texas, 77469)

SKYWARNTM is a training program sponsored by the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service Office in conjunction with Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.

TRAINING IS FREE

For more information please contact:
The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management at 281-342-6185 or http://fbcoem.org/contact-us/.

To register, visit the Basic SKYWARN Severe Weather Registration Page

Download a printable flyer for this training here: Basic SKYWARN Spotter Training (March 20, 2019 – George Memorial Library)

 

Visit the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management SKYWARN Storm Spotter’s Page

Fort Bend Recovers…with Creativity is inviting you to the Harvey Experience!

The Harvey Experience is an anniversary event that will showcase original creative works created by residents of Fort Bend County who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey.  The Harvey Experience is scheduled for August 25, 2018 from 12-2pm at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.  The event is free to attend!

If you are a resident of Fort Bend County, we invite you to express how Harvey impacted you through a poem, a story, a song, a quilt, a painting, a photo, or other creative means.  Creative works can express suffering or despair, anger, happiness, hope, or resilience.  Expressing your experiences may help you and those who view your art better cope with the damage that Harvey left behind.   All ages are welcome to submit!  Works must be submitted by August 1, 2018. 

These works of art will showcase a piece of Fort Bend County history for generations to come.

 For more information on the Harvey Experience or to find out how you can submit works of art to the event visit our website: http://www.fortbendrecovers.org/with-creativity/  

Volunteers are Needed!

Help make Fort Bend County residents safer by joining the American Red Cross, Richmond Fire Department, Richmond Police Department, Rosenberg Fire Department, and Rosenberg Police Department in completing their goal to install smoke alarms across at-risk areas in the County. 

Date and Time

  • Saturday, April 28, 2018
  • Starting at 9:00 am

Additional Information

  • Some equipment is needed.  If you are able, please bring a drill/electric screwdriver and a step stool 
  • Some of the areas are heavily Spanish speaking.  Spanish speaking volunteers would be greatly appreciated. 

How to Register!

See the flyer for more details: Sound the Alarm Flyer – 04.28.2018

Basic SKYWARN Class Hosted by Sugar Land on April 18th

Basic SKYWARNTM

Severe Weather Spotter Training

Wednesday, April 18th
6:30—9:00 PM

Sugar Land City Hall Annex
10405 Corporate Drive
Sugar Land Texas 77478

SKYWARNTM is a training program sponsored by the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service Office in conjunction with Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management and City of Sugar Land.

SKYWARNTM Volunteers are trained to watch the skies during severe weather then relay reports back to the local Emergency Management Office and/or the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service (NWS) Office. These volunteers provide valuable information to the NWS to improve the warning program which could save lives and prevent property damage in your community.

TRAINING IS FREE

For more information please contact:
The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management at 281-342-6185 or oem@co.fort-bend.tx.us.

To register, visit http://fbcoem.org/registration/registration-basic-skywarn-severe-weather-spotter-training/

Click here to download a printable flyer for this event.

SKYWARNTM TRAINING IS FOR EVERYONE

Fort Bend County Hosted DataWing Flight Academy for Drone Pilots – Jan 8-12

Fort Bend County will be hosting a Data Wing Flight Academy class at a discounted rate of $1200 per participant. This discount is being made available for public-safety organizations wishing to get their sUAS Pilot’s License form the FAA. This class will teach you everything you need to know to pass the test, and is structured around getting you through the FAA flight center with a completed (and passed!) test and provisional pilot’s license.

The class will be held on January 8-12, 2018 at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Class will be from 0800-1700 each day, and includes trips out to the FAA testing center on Friday for testing and provisional licensing. After you pass this test you will receive your official FAA Pilot’s license in the mail within a few weeks.

This class is capped at 8 participants, and is first-come, first-served. The first eight registrants with completed Credit Card Processing forms  forms will have a guaranteed seat in the class.

Registration

Click here to register for the January Data Wing Flight Academy class hosted by Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.

Schedule (subject to change)

  • Monday, January 8, 2018, 0800-1700:
    Introduction, Regulations, Airspace, Operations, Weather
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 0800-1700:
    Weather, Aerodynamics, Aircraft Loading, In-house test
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 0800-1700:
    Airport Ops., Radio Ops., Emergency Procedures, Physiology, Maintenance
  • Thursday, January 11, 2018, 0800-1700:
    Review, FAA Testing, Mission Planning, Hands-on Flying
  • Friday, January 12, 2018, 0800-1300:
    Flight Practice

Already have your license?

Join us on some Thursdays at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds for sUAS flight testing and practice. There are a number of organizations in the county which test together, for more information contact Lach Mullen at the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management at lach.mullen@FortBendCountyTX.gov or visit the Fort Bend County Unified Public Drone Operators Group page.