FBG - Emergency shelter

The City of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County and the American Red Cross, in partnership with Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, will activate an emergency shelter Saturday at 8 a.m. at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 1800 Llano St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624. The shelter will operate 24 hours a day until the end of the storm and as long as there is community need. It will provide meals, cots, and a safe place of refuge for anyone displaced or affected by the severe winter weather.

Led by Gillespie County Emergency Management Coordinator Ashley Morris, the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will open at 6 a.m. on Saturday to provide a central location for all winter storm monitoring and coordination.