Carroll EMS

E911 director Tim Padgett was guest speaker at the Friday, July 15 Carrollton Kiwanis meeting. Padgett, who has been with E911 for 11 years and the county 29 years, reminded the crowd that emergency management used to be called "Civil Defense" with the catch phrase of "duck and cover". But, today, E911 gears towards "all hazard preparedness". And emergency management is just that: preparing for all types of hazards or emergencies and then managing the event.