Emergency Services
Summary
Ector County is opening emergency warming shelters to help everyone stay safe during this deep freeze. If you're struggling to keep your place warm, check the official list to find a spot nearby.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 11
- Last 30 days
- 2
Impact analysis
The city is pulling from its emergency budget to keep these shelters running, which is a necessary cost to prevent weather-related medical crises.
Anyone without reliable heat or those living in poorly insulated housing will have a safe, warm place to sleep.
No groups negatively affected
Mentions & discussions (13)
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Man safely rescued after threatening to jump from I-20 bridge in Ector County
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Authorities responded to the area of Exit 108 at Moss Avenue and I-20 Thursday morning after a man was found on the edge of a bridge, threatening to jump.The call came in around 7...
Ector County opens warming shelter ahead of significant winter storm
Ector County opens warming shelter ahead of significant winter storm CBS7
Need a warm place? Here’s where shelters are opening in Ector County
Need a warm place? Here’s where shelters are opening in Ector County Yourbasin
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