HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Emergency Preparedness, Select TIME & DATE: 1:00 PM, Friday, September 17, 2010 PLACE: Dallas, Texas CHAIR: Rep. Aaron Pena Location: Jack Evans Police Headquarters, 2nd Floor Media Conference Room, 1400 S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas 75215 The House Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness will hear testimony from invited witnesses with expertise in disaster planning, response and mitigation. Witness testimony will focus on communications interoperability, emergency warning systems, mass care capacity and critical infrastructure. Potential disaster scenarios to be discussed will include wildfires, tornadoes, dam failure, and terrorist attacks.