With hurricane season under way, Missouri City has launched a new emergency information web site: missouricityready.com.
The new site is intended to serve “as a primary source of public information during any natural or man-made disaster affecting the city,” according to a relesae issued by the city.
A link to the new site is available on the city’s home page. In the event that the city’s main web site goes down during an emergency, missouricityready.com will operate as “a secure source of information about the city’s response and recovery efforts,” the city said.
As emergencies occur, missouricityready.com will be updated with specific information on those situations.
Missouri City is one of 30 government entities in Fort Bend County that were each awarded grant funds to host their own emergency information sites – known as PIER, or Public Information Emergency Response, web sites.
A Houston Urban Area Security Initiative grant has funded the City’s PIER site. The grant money is being coordinated through the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management. The cost to the City to support missouricityready.com is $100 per month for hosting and technical services.
Residents and businesses can now utilize missouricityready.com to prepare for emergency situations. The site offers tips and strategies for preparing homes, businesses and families for emergencies, including hurricanes; links to web sites of other emergency management agencies; weather, traffic and other emergency alerts; information on handling special care needs or pets during disasters; and more.
The new Web site also allows visitors to sign up to receive via e mail news releases and notifications of emergency situations affecting Missouri City.
