For several decades, the City of Houston (Houston) has always been one of the important centers of many major businesses and industries both domestic and international one of the largest medical centers in U.S., the Texas Medical Center (TMC) located in the Harris County. Because of the unique geographical structure and location, the city of Houston often encounters with a number of thunder storms and hurricanes each year. The nature of these storms inHoustontends to include very large amounts of rainfall for a short duration. This type of storm typically produces temporary street flooding that occurs where water quickly rises and then recedes in a matter of minutes to hours. To most, this is merely inconvenient; however, to the Emergency Management Services (EMS) system, the delays can be a matter of life or death where seconds or minutes frequently make the difference in saving lives. Read more…