Rowlett Explorers Win Big at Dallas Games

Congratulations Rowlett Explorer Post One on winning the Hose Off Competition at the 2012 Annual Explorer Fire Games held at Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Center on Saturday, May 5th. 

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Explorer-Post-1-Rowlett-TX/91230234907

April 3rd 2012 Severe Weather Outbreak

An upper level low and a cold front clashed with a very warm and very unstable air mass to produce numerous tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across much of North and Central Texas on Tuesday April 3^rd, 2012.  A total of 55 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and 18 Tornado Warnings were issued by the Fort Worth office of the National Weather Service between 7:32 am and 8:13 pm CDT.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=april32012sum

CERT Responds to Rockwall County and Lancaster

Tuesday, April 10, ROWLETT - Members of Rowlett and EastTex CERT programs responded to a request for assistance from OEM Rockwall County for damage caused by a tornado strike in the County on Tuesday, April 3rd.  24 CERT members responded along with support vehicles to assist our neighbors.  Rowlett and EastTex CERT was again asked to assist with surveys the next day on April 4th.  On Saturday, April 7th, a team from Rowlett CERT went to Lancaster to assist with debris identification and removal.