Current Activation Level

Current Activation Level



September 7, 2024, (Houston). The TGCRVOAD is setting Alert Level 3 – Situational Awareness for potential tropical weather in the coming week.  We are monitoring Invest 91L in the Bay of Campeche. It is too soon to know if the system will develop, how it will develop, or where it will go. If it comes our way, we won’t have much notice.

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Activation Levels

TXGCRVOAD uses Activation Levels to communicate a shared understanding of our activities. Level 4 denotes Normal Operations, and levels 3 through 1 indicate that TGCRVOAD is in some disaster response/short-term phase. Note that the TGCRVOAD may be operating on several levels at a time. For example, we could be Level 3 – monitoring a potential threat in the Gulf of Mexico that may be a week away; Level 2 – standing by to respond to a threat to Matagorda County that is imminent; Level 1 – responding to a wildfire in Montgomery County, and transitioning responsibility to the local LTRC for a tornado a month ago in Fort Bend County.

TGCRVOAD Activation Levels

  • Level 4 NORMAL OPERATIONS
  • Level 3 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
    TGCRVOAD: Monitors the threat and identifies the need to escalate the activation level
    VOAD Members and Partners: Monitor the threat
  • Level 2 STANDBY
    TGCRVOAD: Monitors VOAD activity and assists with coordination activities
    VOAD Members and Partners: Stage resources and prepare to respond quickly as Requests for Assistance (RFAs) are made
  • Level 1 ACTIVATED
    TGCRVOAD: Conducts Coordination Conference Calls – Situation Reports (SitReps) and Coordination; Coordination with VOADS, Long-Term Recovery Committees (LTRCs), and Offices of Emergency Management (OEMs).
    VOAD Members and Partners: Provide periodic Situation Reports (SitReps) and participate in Coordination Conference Calls
  • LEVEL 1 ACTIVATED – transition to LTRC
    TGCRVOAD: Coordinates Activities of VOAD Members and Partners and Long-Term Recovery Committees (LTRCs); Supports LTRCs
    VOAD Members and Partners: Ensure clean handoff to LTRCs; Support LTRCs

For more information, see Functions in Disaster