Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
UAS flight for the Brazos River at the Jodie Stavinoha Bridge on SH-99 taken yesterday.
Date Taken: August 30, 2017
Location: Brazos River at Richmond
Mission: UAS flight for river height survey
Source: Collected by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Roboticists Without Borders program
Date: Aug 30, 2017
Location: Stavinoha Bridge
Mission: UAS flight for bridge inspection
Source: Collected by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Roboticists Without Borders program.
Date: Aug 30, 2017
Location: River at Richmond
Mission: UAS flight for river height survey.
Source: Collected by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Roboticists Without Borders program.
Date: Aug 31, 2017
Location: Fort Bend EOC
Mission: UAS flight to examine the Brazos River in Richmond and vehicle fire on West Park.
Source: Collected by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Roboticists Without Borders program.
August 31st, 2017 2:00 p.m.
The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management has been continually monitoring the Brazos River along with all our public and private partners. On August 30th, this footage was collected by Roboticists from Texas A&M Engineering in cooperation with Fort Bend County officials. By utilizing boots on the ground, reports on water levels from agency partners, and new technology like drones, we can aid the effort to keep residents safe.
Fort Bend County continues to deal with a record breaking flood on the Brazos River. Levels at the Richmond bridge, are at 55.07’ with projected crest 56.00’. Residents should expect to see new road closings on access roads to neighborhoods in and around the Brazos River until these waters begin to recede. If you have to be on the roads today, please use caution and avoid driving into water over any roadways.
