Statewide effort to collect damage assessment includes Ellis County

ELLIS COUNTY – The Texas Division of Emergency Management Disaster Recovery Task Force is asking all residents in Ellis County for help in their intent to collect damage assessment from last week’s winter weather event.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier this week there would be a statewide effort to collect the damage assessment data.

“The information is being collected to help officials across the state gain an understanding of damages for individuals throughout Texas,” a press release read.

EMCs will have direct access to all reporting via WebEoc on the Recovery Common Operating Picture Board.

“Our objective in this effort is to demonstrate the scale of this disaster at the local level,” the release went on to read. “As such, this will be a local effort with support from the state.”

To complete the survey, visit https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/eb1ab4928205490182896d86783447d3

Only one survey may be permitted per address.

Abbott said the Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved an additional 31 Texas counties to be added to the President’s Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance.