OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Gov. Kevin Stitt sent additional support personnel to help New Mexico and Texas amid devastating, deadly floods that have beleaguered both Southwest states.
Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) deployed a 10-person support team on Monday to assist with incident management and operations assistance at the New Mexico State Emergency Operations Center. Team personnel include OEM, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Oklahoma City Fire Department and Tulsa Police Department officials, according to personnel from Stitt’s office.
“Oklahomans know what it means to stand beside our fellow Americans in times of need,” Stitt said. “We will continue to serve our neighbors with strength and compassion, because that’s who we are. My prayers are with families who continue to recover from these tragic events, as well as the responders from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and dozens of other states who are heeding the call to help.”…