Plano Emergency Management

ALT A digital graphic with a dark blue to sunset orange gradient background. Along the bottom is a colorful pile of autumn leaves in shades of orange, yellow, and green, interspersed with red berries. Centered is a beige square note taped at the top with a piece of pink translucent tape. Black text on the note reads: "Fall back! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST". Below the text is a simple drawing of a clock face. The hands point to 2:00, with a yellow-shaded wedge between the hour hand and 3:00. An arrow on the right curves counter-clockwise, pointing backward. In the bottom right corner, a logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management" is visible, with the website "PreparedinPlano.com" printed underneath.

ALT Join Plano's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) flyer. The left side features white text on a green background encouraging community involvement and training in disaster response, first aid, CPR, fire safety, and search and rescue. The right side shows images of people wearing green CERT vests engaged in a training exercise. The City of Plano CERT logo is visible at the bottom right, and the website for more information is provided.

ALT Halloween-themed digital illustration on a purple background featuring bare, spooky trees, grave markers, a flying bat, and carved pumpkins. On the left, a sad cartoon ghost wearing a bucket hat looks down while holding a smartphone. Large text to the right reads, "Don't GHOST your emergency alerts," with "GHOST" written in a dripping, orange bubble font. In the bottom right corner is the "City of Plano EM Emergency Management" logo.

ALT An emergency preparedness poster mimicking "The Silence of the Lambs" movie poster. A pale, high-contrast black-and-white face of a woman has striking reddish-brown eyes. Over her dark, glossy lips is a tall, vertical stack of outdoor warning sirens, resembling a moth covering her mouth. Below the face, the title reads "the silence of the sirens" in lowercase, bold orange letters. Underneath, a black bar contains the white text: "You won't hear them from inside." At the bottom is the logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management."

ALT Poster with a black background featuring a stylized radar weather map in shades of green, blue, and yellow showing storm activity over North Texas. The map displays city labels including Wichita Falls, Montague, Gainesville, Decatur, McKinney, Plano, and Dallas, with numerous small white lightning bolt symbols indicating active storms. Above the map, red text reads "ATMOSPHERIC ACTIVITY" in a futuristic font, with "It started with a Watch." in white typewriter font below it. At the bottom center is the City of Plano Emergency Management logo, featuring a shield with "City of Plano," "EM," "Emergency Management," three stars, and the city's green "P" logo.

ALT A black-and-white safety poster with a horror-movie aesthetic. At the top, distressed, splattered black serif text reads: "THE GENERATOR IN THE GARAGE". Below, a black Honda EM5000SX portable generator on wheels is depicted floating at an angle. The background is a misty, desaturated pine forest. Underneath the generator, text reads: "You let it in. Now you need to get out." At the bottom is the logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management".

ALT A red-toned emergency preparedness poster styled like a movie poster. At the top, bold white text reads: "NO POWER. NO WATER. NO SECOND CHANCES TO PACK." Below, two glowing, bloodshot eyes with biohazard symbols for pupils peer out from the red background. In the center is a black circle with a diagonal slash containing the text "72 HOURS LATER" in distressed white lettering. At the bottom is a black silhouette of a post-apocalyptic cityscape including the Big Ben clock tower, a lone figure standing in profile, and broken power lines with yellow sparks. A logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management" is at the very bottom center.

ALT Graphic with a purple sign framed by a dashed border, set against an orange-and-yellow patterned background featuring ghost shapes. The main text is arranged vertically. At the top, the words "TRICK OR TREAT?" are written in large, dripping black letters outlined in neon green. Below, a line of sans-serif black text reads: "Do you know whether each of the following disaster “tips” is a". Underneath, the phrase "Trick or a TREAT" concludes the message. The word "Trick" is written in a black, spiky serif font, "or a" is in a small sans-serif font, and "TREAT" is written in a large, bubbly black font.

ALT Halloween-themed graphic on a mottled orange background. Large black, spooky-style text at the top reads “TRICK OR TREAT?” in a purple and green outline. Below, a lime green rounded rectangle with a dashed border contains the question: “Outdoor warning sirens are designed to wake you up inside your house.” Directly underneath, the word “Trick” is written in large, black, Gothic-style font. The text below explains: “They’re primarily intended to warn people who are outdoors. Have multiple ways to receive warnings indoors.” In the bottom right corner is the City of Plano Emergency Management logo, featuring a blue and red shield with "City of Plano," "EM," and "Emergency Management" printed on it.

ALT An informational graphic with an orange and light orange camo-like background featuring ghost silhouettes. At the top, the bold, dripping black text reads "TRICK OR TREAT?" with a green outline. Below, a purple rounded rectangle with a dashed border contains the message. The text inside reads: "If you can hear thunder, you’re close enough to be struck by lightning." Centered below this is the word "TREAT" in a stylized, bubbly black font. Underneath, the text continues: "Lightning can strike miles ahead of a storm. Thunder means lightning is close enough to pose a threat." Note that "Lightning" is misspelled as "Lighting" in the graphic. In the bottom right corner is the logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management," featuring three grey stars and a blue shield-shaped emblem.

ALT An infographic with a Halloween theme, titled "TRICK OR TREAT?" in spooky black letters with a neon green outline. Set against an orange background patterned with ghosts, a central purple card with a dashed border poses the statement: "Opening your windows during a tornado helps equalize the pressure." Below this, the word "Trick" is written in a stylized, spooky black font. The card concludes with the advice: "Don’t waste time opening windows. Get to your safe place immediately." In the bottom right corner is the logo for the "City of Plano EM Emergency Management."

ALT Orange pumpkin basket filled with items like water bottles, a flashlight, canned food, and snacks. Above, text reads "It's Boo Basket Season!" on a purple background with stars and bats. A black cat and candles sit nearby. City of Plano Emergency Management logo in the corner.

ALT A warning light for low tire pressure glows yellow against a dark background, with the caption 'A Texans first sign of Fall.' Below the image, there is the logo for the City of Plano Emergency Management.

ALT City of Plano Scout Preparedness Night promotional image. Large text reads "City of Plano Scout Preparedness Night. Earn Your Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge." Features a close-up of merit badges with symbols like a first aid cross, wheelchair accessibility, and food. Two circular insets show a group of scouts putting hands together and a troop of saluting scouts. City of Plano Emergency Management logo included.

ALT City of Plano department of emergency management booth at a preparedness fair, with flyers, signs, and promotional materials.

ALT The image you uploaded is a flu vaccination awareness poster. It features a playful design with a black cat swatting at a virus, symbolizing the flu. The text reads "Boo to the Flu" and encourages people to get their flu vaccine by October 31, referencing Halloween with the cat and theme. It also provides a link to the Department of Health and Human Services website (hhs.gov/immunization) for more information.

ALT Cartoon of a smiling siren tower with googly eyes and a speech bubble saying, "Waily says... Don’t be alarmed, it’s just my song, At noon I wail, it won’t last long." Two illustrated birds and a sun are nearby; "Siren Test Today" and a City of Plano Emergency Management logo are on top.

ALT Two students in a classroom scene from a movie. The top image shows a girl looking at a boy, with the caption: "On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was." The middle image shows the girl smiling and responding, "It's October 3rd." The bottom image shows a close-up of the boy with the caption: "And I asked back, 'Do you know your family meeting spot if disaster strikes?'" In the bottom right corner, there's a logo for City of Plano Emergency Management with a web address.

ALT An emergency management graphic with a spooky Halloween theme in shades of blue and orange. In the center, large, stylized text reads, "Things that SCARE your local Emergency Managers." The word "SCARE" is written in a large, distressed orange font, while the rest of the text is black with a subtle blue and purple neon glow effect. The background features a dusty blue night sky filled with silhouettes of flying bats, small white stars, and wispy clouds. Along the bottom corner borders, silhouettes of spooky, crooked houses with yellow-lit windows are visible. In the bottom right corner, a logo for the "City of Plano EM Emergency Management" is displayed, featuring a red and blue shield design with stars.

ALT Halloween-themed emergency preparedness graphic on a blue, night-sky background with silhouettes of bats, stars, and spooky houses. At the center, bold, stylized text with a 3D cyan and pink glitch effect reads: "Not having 72 hours of food and water saved for your household." Below the text is a photo cutout of a shocked-looking woman with her mouth wide open in a gasp. In the bottom right corner, a logo reads "City of Plano EM, Emergency Management."

ALT A Halloween-themed graphic on a blue background decorated with dark bat silhouettes, stars, and spooky house silhouettes. Centered text in a stylized black font with neon cyan and pink glitch outlines reads: "Not being signed up for Emergency Alerts." At the bottom is a cartoon illustration of Captain Kirk from Star Trek: The Animated Series in his yellow uniform, looking concerned with his hand over his mouth. The City of Plano Emergency Management logo is in the bottom right corner.

ALT An graphic with a spooky Halloween theme on a blue-grey background, featuring bats flying in a night sky and silhouettes of haunted houses with glowing windows along the bottom. In the center, large stylized text with a glowing chromatic aberration effect reads: "Not discussing your emergency plan with your household." At the bottom left is a cutout of the popular reaction meme of a person looking shocked, wide-eyed, and clutching their chest with one hand. In the bottom right corner is the logo for the "City of Plano EM Emergency Management".

ALT A National Weather Service Fort Worth weather graphic titled "Heavy Rain and Flooding Through Friday." On the left, a green "Flood Watch AREA (Thru 7AM Fri)" map highlights north-central and east Texas counties, including DFW, Sherman, Paris, Canton, Waco, and Killeen. Beside it, text warns of a storm line moving east, with rain totals of 2 to 4 inches, and up to 6 inches possible in the watch area. On the right, a map shows "Additional Rainfall Totals (Through Friday Evening)" across the region. Color-coded zones indicate expected rainfall in inches: - Green (0.50" to 1.50"): Graham and eastern Palestine. - Yellow (1.50" to 2.50"): Bowie, Cisco, and western Palestine. - Orange and Red (2.50" to 5.00+"): A large central swath covering Sherman, Paris, DFW, Canton, Waco, and Killeen. Darker red pockets indicate the highest totals.

ALT A weather infographic titled "Heavy Rain/Flooding Concerns Thru Friday" from the National Weather Service Fort Worth TX. The top-left panel explains that an active weather pattern will persist through the end of the week, with periods of heavy rain especially through Thursday night, noting flash flooding as the primary hazard. The remaining panels show three regional forecast maps with a blue cold front line moving from west to east across Texas: * **Today:** A green-shaded area covers most of North Texas. "Numerous Heavy" storms with rain clouds and lightning are shown near Cisco and Waco, while "Scattered" storms are shown in the far northeast near Paris. * **Tonight:** The green-shaded area shifts slightly east. Numerous Heavystorms are shown near Sherman and Paris, with "Scattered" storms near Palestine. * **Friday:** The green-shaded area moves further east. Scatteredstorms are shown in the west, and "Scattered Heavy" storms are shown in the east

ALT Weather infographic titled “Periods of Heavy Rainfall & Flooding,” issued September 30, 2026, by the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Widespread rain is expected through Thursday night, with 1–4 inches of rainfall and isolated amounts of 6–7 inches possible. A Flood Watch is in effect from 4 PM Wednesday through 7 AM Friday across much of North and Central Texas, including the DFW area. Forecast rainfall totals generally range from 2–3.5 inches across much of the region, with localized areas southwest of Waco potentially receiving 4–5 inches. Eastern areas are forecast to receive lower totals of around 0.5–1.5 inches. Exact locations of the heaviest rainfall may change.

ALT Weather forecast graphic titled "Storm Chances Increase Today & Tonight" by the National Weather Service Fort Worth TX. Left panel notes: - "Scattered showers and storms will develop this afternoon becoming more widespread tonight." - "Heavy rain will be the main concern but a few strong/severe storms are possible." - A bar chart of "Hazards" ranks flooding highest, followed by wind, then low risks of tornadoes and hail. Right panel shows two map sections: - "This Afternoon/Eve": Highlights a light green zone labeled "Severe/Strong" covering Graham and Cisco, and a dark green zone labeled "Scattered/Strong" covering DFW, Waco, and Killeen. - "Tonight": Features a cold front boundary moving south. A dark green zone labeled "Flooding/Heavy Rain" covers Cisco, Killeen, Waco, and DFW. A light green zone labeled "Scattered" covers Paris and Sherman in the northeast.

ALT National Weather Service Fort Worth infographic warning of heavy rain and flooding through Friday. Periods of heavy rain are expected, especially through Thursday night, with flash flooding as the primary hazard. Gusty winds are also possible. Rain will shift eastward as a cold front moves across North and Central Texas. Numerous heavy showers are expected across western and northern areas Thursday before shifting east Thursday night and Friday. Residents should have multiple ways to receive weather warnings and never attempt to cross flooded roads.

ALT A weather timeline graphic spanning from 6am Wed to 6pm Fri, divided into segments with weather icons above. - From Wed afternoon to midnight, a green bar with a yellow dashed outline is labeled "West of the I-35 corridor" below. Above, a storm icon is labeled "Isolated Severe." - From midnight Wed to Thu afternoon, a dark green bar is highlighted with a yellow dashed outline and labeled "Near I-35 Corridor" below. Above, two storm icons are labeled "Heavy Rain Flooding." - The green bar continues to 6pm Fri. Above the final segment on Fri, a storm icon is labeled "Scattered."

ALT An aerial view of the New York City skyline featuring the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, overlaid with a translucent American flag and blue tint. Large white text in the upper left reads, "We will never forget. September 11, 2001," with "September 11, 2001" in red. In the bottom right corner is the logo for "City of Plano EM Emergency Management."

ALT Cartoon of a smiling siren tower with googly eyes and a speech bubble saying, "Waily says... Don’t be alarmed, it’s just my song, At noon I wail, it won’t last long." Two illustrated birds and a sun are nearby; "Siren Test Today" and a City of Plano Emergency Management logo are on top.

ALT An infographic on a crumpled light blue background featuring a "Dog Emergency Kit Checklist" on a taped white sheet of paper. On the left are four stylized, cut-out illustrations of happy dog faces with hand-drawn decorations like a green flower, pink hearts, yellow exclamation marks, and a red star. The checklist on the right reads: "Dog Emergency Kit Checklist" * Shelf stable food * Bottled water * Portable food and water bowls * Medications * Medical records * Vet information * First aid kit * Poo bags * Crate or carrier * Leash, harness, & collar with tags * Familiar bedding & toys * Cleaning supplies In the bottom right corner is the logo for "City of Plano Emergency Management."

ALT Join Plano's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) flyer. The left side features white text on a green background encouraging community involvement and training in disaster response, first aid, CPR, fire safety, and search and rescue. The right side shows images of people wearing green CERT vests engaged in a training exercise. The City of Plano CERT logo is visible at the bottom right, and the website for more information is provided.