The Guadalupe River's flooding threatened Comfort, with sirens warning residents to evacuate after deadly floods killed at least 118 people elsewhere. A strong community response, driven by past experiences, prioritized upgrading the emergency warning system. Assistant Chief Morales, with a history in the fire department, ensured the siren at Comfort Park was connected to a U.S. Geological Survey sensor to monitor water levels. The proactive efforts and historical awareness helped ensure that all 2,200 residents in Comfort survived the recent flooding.
The sirens are a testament to the determination of a community that has experienced deadly floods in the past, warning residents of devastating floodwaters that hours earlier had killed at least 118 people in communities along the same river.
Morales found a Missouri company that was willing to refurbish the old siren at a low cost so it could be moved to a central location in Comfort Park where it was connected to a U.S. Geological Survey sensor at Cypress Creek.
Comfort residents were driven by history, as Morales has been with the department for decades and remembers the flooding in 1978 that killed 33 people, including his grandfather.
Everyone in Comfort, a more than 2,200-person unincorporated community in Kendall County, survived the flooding with many people along the river evacuating in time.
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