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Smart 911 Program Town Hall CA NEWS

Presented by the Emergency Management JANUARY 2017 SUNRAYS | 15
Committee
February 2, 9 a.m. SCB

Smart 911 is a service that allows residents to create a free safety
profile for their household that includes any information they
want first responders to have in the event of an emergency. In
the event that this household dials 9-1-1 from a phone associated
with their safety profile, their profile is immediately displayed
to the 9-1-1 call taker providing additional information that can
be used to facilitate the proper response to the proper location.
While the program has not yet launched, the City of Georgetown
is working to integrate the program into its Emergency Services
System by early 2017. This program supplements the emergency
information stored in the plastic bag in/on your fridge. Join the
EMC and the Georgetown Office of Emergency Management to
learn more about this new initiative.

Veterans may be eligible for
burial benefits

Submitted by J. Paul Comola,
Central Texas State Veterans

Are you a veteran of any branch of the
U.S. Armed Forces? Did you receive an
honorable discharge from active duty?
If you can answer yes to both of these
questions, then you and your spouse
are probably eligible for an incompa-
rable benefit provided by the State of Texas – burial at
a State of Texas Veterans Cemetery. The Texas program
allows you to pre-register to reserve a space. Interment
is at no cost for the veteran and minimal cost for the
spouse. The benefit includes burial space, concrete liner
for casket, grave opening and closing, engraved head-
stone and perpetual care. For cremated remains, you
may chose in-ground interment, columbarium wall inter-
ment or distribution of ashes in the Scattering Garden.
Veterans interested in this benefit should review their
eligibility with a veterans’ cemetery representative. For
further information and to arrange an appointment, you
may call the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in
Killeen at 254-616-1770 or Sun City Texas resident J.
Paul Comola, CTSVC Outreach Volunteer, at 512-819-
9953. You will need a copy of your DD214 and your
marriage certificate.
A visit to the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
before completing the paperwork will allow you to see
the high caliber of the facility. The cemetery is located
about 13 miles north of Florence on SH 195 and is open
to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG