New “resiliency center” at Houston Community College aims to prepare Texas’ largest city for disasters
Houston Community College Chancellor Cesar Maldonado spoke at a press conference Tuesday after his state of the college address., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
On Tuesday, HCC leaders unveiled their plans for the program that includes a $30 million resiliency operations center equipped with a 39-foot-wide swift water rescue channel, a 15-foot-deep dive area, and a 100-foot-long “rocky gorge” of boulders that are above and below the water surface to provide additional obstacle training.
“What a firefighter would go through with the coursework to get certification would be much different from a citizen,” Maldonado said. “But certainly citizens are going to be using that facility to have a better understanding of what flooding means, what could be in the water, what kind of contaminants, what kind of hidden drains can cause a problem for children. So it’s not going to be just for the high-level first responders.
Students can take classes in risk assessment for their homes, how to support neighbors during an emergency, and the role and value of insurance.
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