Public Information

Listed below are informational documents from the State of Texas National Organizations, or Local Counties. This list will be updated as necessary.

Kaufman County Disaster
Declaration

Kaufman County has been declared for Public Assistance funding under FEMA DR-4781-TX: Texas Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. The incident period for this disaster is April 26, 2024 - June 5, 2024

- July 12, 2024

Kaufman County Burn Ban Notice

The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court issued a burn ban on Tuesday, August 1 as North Texas dives deeper into drought.
- August 1, 2023

Report Storm Damages to Kaufman County

The Office of Emergency Management urges residents who suffered
property damage because of flooding are strongly urged to report damages, along with images
and video, to the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) website
- August 24, 2022

Kaufman County Wildfires Trigger Disaster Declaration

Kaufman County Judge Hal Richards has issued a disaster declaration due to
widespread severe property damage resulting from an almost 500-acre large-scale wildfire which is no
longer spreading but continues to burn. To make things worse, high winds have been predicted for next
several days which heightens the need for extreme caution.
- July 19, 2022

Message from ERCOT

(ERCOT) is issuing a Conservation Appeal for Wednesday, July 13 between 2-8 p.m. ERCOT is asking
Texans and businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity during this time. Currently, no
system-wide outages are expected.
- July 13, 2022