Community Partnerships FWPD Hurricane Harvey Response Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm that hit Texas on August 25. It affected 13 million people from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Twenty-nine Texas law enforcement agencies traveled to Houston to help local authorities with search and rescue as well as security efforts. The Fort Worth Police Department deployed 149 officers to Houston to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The first 100 officers deployed on August 30. Fort Worth officers answered patrol calls for service and responded to incidents throughout Houston. The deployment included Chief Joel Fitzgerald, three assistant chiefs, two deputy chiefs, other command staff and officers. The photo shown below and video (http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/02/fort-worth-police-officers-gather-prayer-joining- houston-relief-teams) by Raymond Cervantes received national attention and was commented on by the President of the United States. Click on the video link to hear directly from Chief Joel F. Fitzgerald about FWPD efforts in supporting the Houston Community. Thank you FWPD for working hard to help our Texas neighbor!
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