2025 STEAR Statistics
STEAR Registrants 249
552 Total Evacuees (Total Registrants + Additional Travelers, such as family, caretakers, etc.)
Carried over from 2024 178 in 2025 71
New registrants
117 Pets [4]
26 Ambulances
197 Households
needed for evacuation to a medical shelter due to the complexity of the registrant’s medical conditions.
Given the dynamic nature of Pearland’s STEAR registry and the frequency of additions, OEM oversees a persistent cycle of data verification and continual update to ensure the highest fidelity data in the event of an evacuation scenario or should state-mandated wellness checks be required in the aftermath of a major emergency. The following table depicts STEAR registration trends over time. [5]
Year
Initial Roster
Additions
STEAR Registrants Total Evacuees
Pets
Ambulances
CY22 CY23
166 168
64 53
127 125
285 184
66 66
12 12
CY24
145
71
172
449
100
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IT Staff previously developed a secure STEAR database exclusive to Pearland, which houses the city’s highly sensitive registrant data. Pearland brought this data in house to enhance its protection, and as a result, Pearland registrant data has been integrated into GIS mapping as well as the city’s mass notification software. In the event of disaster, first responders can quickly ascertain the precise location of STEAR registrants residing in an affected area and automated notification can be issued when warning is necessary and public protective measures are appropriate. These initiatives are particularly advantageous in light of a recent state legislative mandate that requires municipalities to conduct wellness checks of vulnerable residents in the aftermath of disaster. STEAR and Hurricane Beryl
5 STEAR registrants who did not respond to calls, and were visited by Code Enforcement to verify registrant’s wellbeing.
137 Wellness Checks conducted by Code Enforcement via phone less than 24 hours after storm’s passage
96.4% of 132 STEAR households accounted for after two rounds of calls to registrants and/or their emergency contact.
Absent the expertise and collaboration of GIS and Communications staff, this humanitarian mission would be much more difficult and labor intensive.
[4] Annual STEAR data validation reveals that some registrants have moved from the city while others have resolved their issues and are no longer reliant upon STEAR. Others have moved into assisted living facilities or deceased.
[5] Increased STEAR registration in FY24 is attributed to greater awareness because of increased community outreach as well as recent experience with Hurricane Beryl.
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