On this day in 1971, Southwest Airlines began service from Dallas’ Love Field. The airline’s first flight came after three years of legal battles with rivals Braniff Airways, Continental Airlines, and Trans-Texas Airways that included a 1970 decision by the United States Supreme Court upholding Southwest’s right to fly. Today, Braniff is gone, Trans-Texas Airways […]
SAFETY MONTH IS A YEAR ROUND EVENT
Did you know that June is National Safety Month? As far as we’re concerned at your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas, every month is National Safety Month. Our goal is damage prevention and making sure everyone goes home safe at the end of a day of construction and excavating around Texas’ buried infrastructure of utilities. […]
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR YOU
Did you know that according to the Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a buried utility is struck every nine minutes in the nation? How does that happen? Well – according to the CGA, about one hundred yards of buried utility exist for each man, woman and child in the United States. BUT: making the locate request […]
KEEP COOL WITH YOUR DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCILS THIS SUMMER
All of us at your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas hope you’re having a great Memorial Day holiday. Of course, all good things must come to an end, and that means back to work tomorrow. If you’re one of the many people who make your living outdoors through excavation, contracting, or other related work, keep an […]
A JAMMING JUNE
Memorial Day is coming up soon, and that means June will be here before you know it. We are heading into the heart of digging season in Texas, and we want all excavators and crews to not only be careful and take precautions in the heat, but also exercise care in digging! If you’ve ever […]
THE END OF THE ROAD – FOR NOW
This picture is a re-enactment of the driving of the golden spike in Promontory, Utah. It’s the end result of a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869. All of us at the DPCs of Texas have a bit of an idea of how they must have felt when that final spike was […]
WE’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!
Mark your calendar. Friday, October 27 is the LAST of our 2017 Mock Line Strike/PipelineResponse events! We’ll be in Vinton, just outside of El Paso, Texas for this event. The location is the West Valley Fire Department, 510 E. Vinton Road, Vinton, TX 79821 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Contact Damage Prevention Manager […]
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
At your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas, we not only want to educate you in the why, how and when of calling 811 to prevent damage to our state’s underground infrastructure – but we also want you to get a little knowledge of the classics! To the point – We’ve all heard the words in […]
811 DOWN UNDER
Texas is a big place – and your Damage Prevention Managers get around to every corner of it. But – you may not know that we also take the occasional side trip. Director of Damage Prevention JimBob Sims was down under in Australia recenty with the Australian version of 811 – Dial Before You Dig. […]
9/11, 811, AND RECOVERY
No sooner do we begin the cleanup from Harvey, than Florida is pummelled by Irma. Today is a triple. First, it’s the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left over 2,000 dead in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Ceremonies and events are being held across the United States to mark […]
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