FORT HOOD, Texas – Fort Hood officials are encouraging commanders, facility managers, and community members to review winter weather preparedness actions ahead of a potential period of colder-than-normal conditions forecast for North and Central Texas later this week. According to the National Weather Service, a winter weather system may affect the region beginning Jan. 23, […]

FORT HOOD, Texas – Fort Hood, in conjunction with the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (BCWCID1), has announced a temporary and planned change in the disinfectant used in the water supply from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28. During this period, BCWCID1 will temporarily switch the primary disinfectant from chloramine to free […]

FORT HOOD, Texas – Firefighters with the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department continue to battle three wildland fires on installation ranges as of 2 p.m., Jan. 17. The fire in the permanent impact zone on the west side of the installation has now burned approximately 750 acres. Air and ground crews are […]

FORT HOOD, Texas – There are two active fires on the installation. One is at Crittenberg Range and the other is in the permanent impact zone. The Fort Hood Fire Department is actively fighting the fire at Crittenberg Range and monitoring the fire in the permanent impact zone due to safety restrictions. All ranges have […]

FORT HOOD, Texas – Fort Hood’s 36th Engineer Brigade will use explosives to demolish the installation’s air assault training tower from noon-1:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Residents on post and in the nearby communities of Killeen, Harker Heights, and Copperas Cove may hear loud noise and feel ground vibrations as a result of the demolition. The […]