The City of Live Oak is vulnerable to many potential disasters. These include severe weather, including flooding and tornadoes, hazardous material accidents on the highway, and other transportation accidents such as airplane crashes. By law, the mayor serves as the Director of Emergency Management. Mr. Gary L. Woppert is the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City and is responsible for the overall program. The interstate highway, IH-35, long with Loop 1604, actually provide our greatest threat.
Hazardous material is transported all over the country and it is done very safely.
Unfortunately, accidents do occur and when they do, they make news headlines. The worst part about this type of incident is that they usually occur without warning. The weather also provides a threat to us year around. We can, and on occasion, have winter storms including ice and snow. We can have severe thunderstorms during the entire year, bringing very heavy rainfall, hail, high winds, and even tornadoes.