Volunteers of the Month for August and September
Congratulations to both the August and September Volunteers of the Month. The award presentation for August was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey….
Harvey By The Numbers
From August 25 to August 31, the Cypress Creek Communications Centers answered more than 12,000 calls, representing more than 5400 actual incidents, the majority of which were water rescue calls. The Comm Center handles 9-1-1 and dispatch for a total of 16 emergency agencies including….
Harvey Through the Eyes of a Dispatch Supervisor
The Cypress Creek Communications Center dispatches for 17 emergency agencies including many of the fire departments that were busy during the storm rescuing citizens. Some of our dispatchers worked as their own homes were flooding. This is the story of Harvey through the eyes of Communications Senior Supervisor Lori Broadrick……
July Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to the July Volunteer of the Month, Jackie Salazar. Jackie joined Cypress Creek as a volunteer in December of 2010 and has given 964.5 hours of her time. She was nominated by…
David King Passes Away
Mr. King passed away Monday night (July 10) at home surrounded by his family. His service at Cypress began in 1977 as an EMT and ended as a member of the Board of Directors. He dedicated a large portion of his life to making CCEMS the internationally recognized EMS it is today…..
June Volunteer of the Month Named
Congratulations to the June 2017 Volunteer of the Month, James Smith. James is a paramedic who has volunteered with CCEMS for the last nine years and has donated more than 1800 hours of his time…..
Taking Juan for the Team
CCEMS Communication Center Training Coordinator Juan Rodriguez just took a very long ride to help the HPD Bike Relay Team raise money to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma. Juan was part of the relay team’s ride from Houston to Montreal, Canada. This is the 36nd relay ride. Through 2016, the team has raised nearly $6 millon…
