Texas Floods: The Texas Flood Response Project

From Travis County –

Spend your lunch hour with an expert! The Travis County Conserve program hosts speakers on environmental topics from composting to light pollution. Plenty of time is provided for Q & A, so come with questions. This month, the topic is the Texas Flood Response Project.

The Texas Flood Response Study will produce geospatial map services and data analytics, derived from the National Water Model forecasts, of where flood impacts are projected in rivers and streams before actual rainfall has occurred and also show in “near real time” current flood conditions as part of a common operating picture. The objective is to put timely, actionable intelligence in the hands of emergency managers during flood events in our state for the purpose of making high consequence/high impact decisions.

VENUE: Multi-Function Room B – 700 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701

Speaker Bio: Harry Evans joined the Austin Fire Department in 1985. With over 29 years in the fire service, Chief Evans served in every rank and worked in nearly every division of the department and was certified in a diverse range of special operations disciplines. He was a member of Texas Task Force 1-Urban Search and Rescue Team and the Capital Area Incident Management Team.

In 2009 Chief Evans was appointed to the rank of Assistant Chief and was named Chief of Staff, responsible for the day to day operations of the entire department. He served in that capacity until his retirement in January of 2015.

Harry is now a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Water Resources for the University of Texas at Austin.