Harvey Survivors Sharon Mellert Sharon Mellert has lived in the Houston area, specifically Kingwood for twenty-four years at the time of this interview. When Hurricane Harvey hit, Mellert and her husband were out of…
Harvey Survivors Kathy Scott Kathy Scott has lived in Houston, Texas since 1981. In the days leading up to Harvey, Scott was unconcerned since her neighborhood was not expecting storm damage. A day before…
First Responders Dr. Chris Souders & Dr. Kevin Schulz Dr. Chris Souders, Associate Medical Director for the Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (HFD EMS), and Kevin Schulz, Assistant Medical Director, helped to organize the emergency medical services offered…
Harvey Survivors David Lowy David Lowy was born in Pasadena, Texas and grew up in Meyerland, where he lived until flooding from Hurricane Harvey forced his family to leave their home. Lowy remembers the…
Harvey Survivors Carolyn Littleton & Shelia Whitfield Carolyn Littleton and Shelia Whitfield are both native Houstonians who experienced flooding during Hurricane Harvey. Littleton and Whitfield, sisters, recall living through Hurricane Carla as children in 1961. Both women,…
First Responders HFD Station 49 Firefighters at Station 49 of the Houston Fire Department recount their experiences as first responders during Hurricane Harvey. Chief Bob Branch says that no amount of planning could have prepared…
Harvey Survivors Margie Freeman Margie Freeman, born in 1951 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, moved to Houston thirty-two years ago for her husband's job. Freeman recalls her first experience with a hurricane in 1972, with…
First Responders Ed Llewellyn Ed Llewellyn is a fire fighter at Station 6 of the Houston Fire Department. Hi family moved to Houston in 1986 and he has lived in Kingwood ever since. During…
Harvey Survivors Jose Mendez Jose Manuel Mendez has lived in Houston, TX since his birth in 1980. In 2008, Mendez experienced a power outage for two weeks due to Hurricane Ike, otherwise his experience…
Harvey Survivors Elgene Muscat Elgene Muscat is a retired nurse who moved to Kingwood in 1995 and experienced flooding during Hurricane Harvey. She recalls that her husband told her when they moved to Kingwood…
Harvey Survivors Ana Vazao Ana Vazao describes her experience after her house flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Vazao talks about how she became concerned about flooding after hearing news reports about the expected impacts in…
Harvey Survivors Eric Dowding Eric Dowding lives along Brays Bayou and has flooded three times, including during Hurricane Harvey. Dowding moved to Houston after he met his wife. The first flood he experienced was…
