Texas Restaurant Association
Texas Restaurant Association
10/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2024 21:48
TRA Shares Emergency Preparedness Resources Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
Texas Restaurant Association Shares Emergency Preparedness Resources Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
GALVESTON, TEXAS (September 9, 2024; 6:30 pm central) - The Texas Restaurant Association, working closely with our members in the Galveston Chapter of the TRA and the Greater Houston Chapter of the TRA, is monitoring Tropical Storm Francine closely and stands ready to help the foodservice community with preparedness, response, and recovery.
While Tropical Storm Francine is currently projected to make landfall as a hurricane in Louisiana, the Texas Gulf Coast and greater Houston regions are bracing for potential impacts including flooding, storm surge, strong winds, and utility outages throughout the week. To help restaurants and their team members prepare for the storm, the TRA has compiled the following resources and best practices:
Before the Storm: Preparation
- Track the storm's developments from the National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston office: https://www.weather.gov/hgx/
- Texas Department of Emergency Management: https://tdem.texas.gov/disasters/francine
- City of Houston Office of Emergency Management: https://www.houstonoem.org/; sign up for emergency alerts here: https://member.everbridge.net/892807736728451/login
- City of Galveston Office of Emergency Management: https://www.galvestontx.gov/154/Office-of-Emergency-Management
- Texas Mutual small business resiliency website: https://beforeduringafter.txst.edu/
- TRA disaster preparedness webinar: https://youtu.be/UJqQexg0o5w?si=OTaYngk2eQfDcxsH
During the Storm: Safety & Updates
- Food Safety & Power Outages best practices: https://txrestaurant.org/common/Uploaded%20files/TRA/PDF/Resources/FoodSafetyPowerOutages_TRAHandout.pdf
- Texas' Electricity Outages Viewer: https://www.puc.texas.gov/storm/map.aspx
- CenterPoint: https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/residential/safety/weather-storm-center?sa=ho
- Texas-New Mexico Power: https://www.tnmp.com/customers/severe-weather-planning
- Entergy: https://www.entergynewsroom.com/storm-center/safety/
- Real-time information about road conditions: https://drivetexas.org/
"I know I can speak for our members and the TRA when I say the safety of every foodservice employee and customer is our first priority, especially when we know a storm is building in the gulf," said Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., president and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association. "By sharing these resources before a storm hits, we hope to help every operator prepare so we can safeguard our loved ones and community, as well as the small businesses that make our communities so special."
Any foodservice business with questions regarding Tropical Storm Francine is encouraged to reach out to the TRA by emailing [email protected].
Any foodservice business with questions regarding Tropical Storm Francine is encouraged to reach out to the TRA by emailing [email protected].
ABOUT THE TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Formed in 1937, the Texas Restaurant Association serves as the advocate and indispensable resource for the foodservice industry in Texas. Now the state's largest private sector employer, Texas' $106 billion foodservice industry encompasses more than 56,000 restaurant locations and a workforce of over 1.4 million employees. Along with the Texas Restaurant Foundation, the workforce development arm of the TRA, the association proudly continues to protect, advance and educate a growing industry as the TRA celebrates its 87th anniversary year. For more information, please visit txrestaurant.org.