{"id":346925,"date":"2025-11-01T02:07:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346925\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T02:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:07:15","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-harris-county-will-become-home-to-nations-largest-flood-rescue-training-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346925\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Harris County will become home to nation\u2019s largest flood rescue training facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Houston will soon be home to the nation\u2019s largest swift-water rescue training facility, a $104 million project transforming 27 acres in Mission Bend into a state-of-the-art hub for first responders and public flood preparedness.<\/p>\n

The facility, dubbed STORM Ranch<\/a> (Swift-water Training for Operation and Rescue Missions), represents an ambitious initiative by Community Volunteer Fire Department<\/a> and Harris Fort Bend ESD 100<\/a> to revolutionize how first responders train for water rescues and flood events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking into effect all of the local flood events but also the flood events that have happened in the United States all the way from North Carolina all the way to California and how can we encompass that here to make sure we\u2019re training everybody adequately,\u201d said Cpt. Samantha Smith of the Community Volunteer Fire Department.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s A Ton To Train With<\/b><\/p>\n

The facility\u2019s design incorporates lessons learned from past disasters, including Hurricane Harvey and recent flooding events. Key features will include:<\/p>\n