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Sun City Texas – How safe are we?
It is normal for us to want to feel safe, by the Board in 2012 and is being assessment evaluates many fire risks
and when deciding where to live, updated at this time. The purpose of this around the exterior of the home and the
we seek out locations that provide comprehensive plan is the preservation of evaluator provides recommendations to
security. That is why Williamson County, the life, safety, wellbeing and property of the homeowners on things that can be
Georgetown and Sun City Texas are Sun City Texas residents in the event of a done to prevent falling fire embers from
popular choices for so many moving to our natural or manmade emergency/disaster. catching the home or yard on fire.
area. From time to time the question still I would encourage all of our residents who
comes up, “how safe are we?” While none have never read this plan to check it out. In closing, while Sun City Texas is not
of us can predict the future, my answer is, To support the plan, the EMC conducts immune to all safety threats, we have
as always, we are a very safe community. yearly evacuation drills. The most current been blessed to have a great municipality
was held in March of this year. The EMC that takes these matters seriously. We
To begin with, we are in Williamson developed great working relationships have been fortunate to have many
County with its historically strong with the city which also participates in volunteers who have used their time and
reputation for being tough on crime. this plan, even working our plan into talents to create a safer haven for all of
Criminals know this and do not want to theirs. I could go on and on about the EMC us to feel good about.
get caught and punished here, so this is a and all they do, but please understand
plus for those of us who want to live here that they are an important and integral Be safe and take care,
safely and follow the rules. part of why we are a safe and prepared
community. Jim
To support this no-nonsense approach
of dealing with lawbreakers, we have Another factor contributing to the safety Order engraved
our friends at the Georgetown Police of our community is the Citizens on bricks now for
Department. Chief Nero, Assistant Chief Patrol Program or COPS. This group of July installation
Tchida and all of their team have done a volunteers logs thousands of hours each
wonderful job shaping the department and year patrolling our streets, assisting with Online ordering available
keeping an eye on the city of which we are special events, providing support for our
a big part (Sun City Texas makes up over evacuation drills and deterring criminals Submitted by Wayne Smith,
20 percent of the population). They have from scouting out our homes. As Chief Veterans Memorial Advisory Group
continued to respond to our needs as they Nero has said, the presence of the COPS The Veterans Memorial Advisory
arise. We have developed a great working program has definitely contributed to . Group is anticipating the installation
relationship with them. I would be remiss the low crime rate in Sun City Texas. of the next order of bricks on the
if I left out Chief Sullivan and our friends Additionally, as you may have heard, Veterans Memorial Plaza around
at the Georgetown Fire Department who the city has created a similar program mid-July. Ordering a custom-
have partnered with us on so many events with the same name! The COPS are made engraved brick is a great
over the years and who respond daily to a subcommittee of the Emergency way to honor or memorialize a
our emergency calls. Management Committee. veteran. Bricks can be purchased
at the Member Services Office or
Looking within the boundaries of our Another subcommittee of the EMC is online. Both residents and non-
community, we have been blessed to our Firewise Program. This highly residents can use the new online
have wonderful volunteers who have talented group has achieved national order form found at www.sctexas.
shaped our Emergency Management recognition for the work they are doing org/veteransmemorialplaza. Bricks
Committee (EMC) and the excellent safety here in Sun City Texas, and their efforts ordered by June 15 will be included
programs they have developed. Many have made us safer from wildland fires in the July installation.
of these programs have received local, and flooding. The Firewise Group offers
state and national accolades. The EMC free home ignition zone assessments to
developed the Sun City Texas Emergency all homeowners in our community. This
Management Plan which was approved
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