Preparedness Messaging Distribution Brazoria County Disaster Guide Community Impact
Digital & Print Messaging OEM continued to use multiple print and digital products to encourage community preparedness throughout FY25. OEM also forwarded individual preparedness appeals to each Pearland STEAR registrant, in anticipation of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Registrants were urged to prepare to shelter-in-place for no less than 96 hours and actively explore all options to ensure their wellbeing and comfort during an evacuation scenario, to deter unnecessary reliance on the STEAR program. [2] OEM funded production of 11,000 Brazoria County Disaster Guides to encourage personal responsibility and promote public preparedness. Guides were available in city facilities and distributed throughout Pearland’s business community through a collaborative effort between OEM and PFD Code Enforcement; additionally, OEM staff addressed every new hire orientation session and provided all new city employees with a copy of the county guide during their first week of employment to encourage their personal preparedness. Additionally, OEM’s outreach specialist visited local dialysis treatment centers, assisted living facilities and residential nursing and rehab facilities to cultivate relationships and enhance communication and collaboration. Similarly, a great deal of time was invested engaging organizations that previously expressed interest in supporting the Pearland recovery committee (Pearland Emergency Assistance & Recovery – PEAR Team) to encourage their commitment.
Pearland Alerts
University of Houston - Clear Lake, Pearland campus
Celebration of Freedom
Pearland Town Center
[2] The success of this mission rests largely on the state’s ability to deliver coach buses and ambulances in a timely manner, and in sufficient quantity to complete STEAR evacuation prior to the onset of dangerous conditions. Some STEAR registrants would require evacuation via ambulance to a medical shelter due to their complex medical conditions. Once evacuated, STEAR registrants are transported to public shelter in an inland county. Registrants are cautioned, however, that public shelters are intended merely to provide safe refuge. They are not designed for comfort or privacy. Registrants are therefore encouraged to explore all other alternatives and rely on STEAR only as a last resort.
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