Celina hires first-ever emergency management coordinator

Published: Wed, 07/19/23

Celina hires first-ever emergency management coordinator


Celina City Council members welcomed the city's first Emergency Management Coordinator Elizabeth Thomas during their July 11 meeting.
(Samantha Douty/Community Impact)

Community Impact
By Alex Reece
Updated 

The city’s first office of emergency management has its first coordinator.

Celina City Council members applauded as Emergency Management Coordinator Elizabeth Thomas was formally introduced during their July 11 meeting.

“One thing that we all have in common ... is [the] history of this city,” Celina Fire Chief Mark Metdker said. “Not only past history but possibly the creation of new historic moments—that’s what you’re looking at right now.”

Some context

A city’s office of emergency management is responsible for coordination of city services during a disaster such as a hurricane or tornado.

In the city of Waco, where Thomas served as emergency management coordinator before officially coming to Celina in late June, the office takes a “proactive approach” to emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation efforts, public education and emergency incident response, according to its website.

“It’s a unique opportunity,” Thomas said. “I look forward to making sure the city of Celina is ready for anything that comes our way.”

Learn more

More information about Celina’s new office of emergency management can be found here.
By Alex Reece - Alex joined Community Impact as a reporter in December 2022 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Print Journalism from the University of North Texas. She currently covers the communities of Frisco and McKinney. Prior to CI, she reported for the North Texas Daily and interned at the Denton Record-Chronicle. A fun fact about Alex is she owns a manual typewriter.
 


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