June 17, 2025
Houston’s Fox 26 Morning News Interviews Harris County ESD 11 About How to Pre-Prepare for Medical Emergencies During Hurricane Season
Houston, TX. June 16, 2025: Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare’s Chief Operating Officer Kevin Nutt was the incident commander during two devastating back-to-back storms last July, “Hurricane Beryl and the straight-line wind storm, the Derecho, wiped out trees, power, and left large numbers of the medically fragile without Oxygen, access to Dialysis clinics and crucial medication. This year, we want to remind folks who depend on energy-consuming medical equipment and their caregivers to pre-prepare as much as possible for natural disasters,” says Nutt.
Recently, Fox Morning News reporter Ruben Dominguez interviewed Nutt live on the air at the Harris County ESD 11 deployment center about how best folks can prepare ahead of time. Ruben asked what kinds of first aid items the medically dependent, their caregivers, and all of us should have prepared in our hurricane supply kits.
“I would recommend a quick trauma kit, some wound wash, some triangular bandages if you break an arm, some gauze, some quick clot, and a tourniquet to stop the bleed. We have some burn sheets because people could potentially get burned, and some cold packs. Cold packs are great for hematomas and small injuries like that.”
Watch the full interview here:
About Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare:
Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare covers a 177 square mile area of northern Harris County with over 700,000 residents, the largest Emergency Service District in the state of Texas. Harris County ESD 11 receives over 65,000 calls a year and consistently ranks among the best EMS services in the country for speed of response, patient satisfaction, and quality of care. The Harris County Emergency Services District 11 Communication Center, known as Control, is recognized as an ACE Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This prestigious designation highlights our commitment to excellence in emergency dispatch services. As an ACE-accredited agency, we enjoy increased visibility in community service, enhanced support in litigation and liability management, and improved recruitment and retention, affirming the value and impact of our team’s work.
Contact: Miranda Sevcik, ESD 11 Public Information Officer 346-226-8808
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