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Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says
Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed ...
Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now?
Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the ...
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows
At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed ...
Questions surround the use of Kerr County's "Code Red" emergency alert system prior to deadly floods
Some survivors report getting a Code Red Alert an hour later. The Kerr County Sheriff said the incident will be reviewed.
FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began
FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the ...
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Kerr County leaders not ready to answer questions on delayed CodeRED Alert
Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.
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Kerr County, Texas officials took 90 minutes to send emergency alert ...
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows.