How to get garrison help through DPW OPINION/EDITORIAL

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March 20, 2014
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Commanding General
LT. GEN. MARK MILLEY
Fort Hood Public Affairs Officer
TOM RHEINLANDER
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How to get garrison help through DPW
BY THOMAS PLUMMER
DPW
There is an old adage, “The Lord helps those
who help themselves.” The same is true in facility maintenance.
The first line of building occupants’ defense
is self-help. Fort Hood and the Directorate
of Public Works support the use
of the Army’s self-help program,
which consists of trained repair
and utilities teams performing minor repairs and
improvements on their
facilities and associated
grounds. Self-help projects include but are not
limited to minor maintenance, which includes tasks
such as interior painting,
dripping faucets, light bulb
replacement, and electrical outlet
and light switch cover replacement.
Facility occupants and R&U teams are
responsible for control of nuisance pests, such
as ant and roach infestation. DPW provides
materials for R&U and self-help projects. These
materials can be picked up at no cost from the
HAZMART, located in Building 4406 and
reached by phone at 532-9861.
Self-help projects can be submitted to DPW
using DA Form 4283 Facilities Engineering Work Request. Work requests should go
through brigade engineers prior to submitting
to DPW. You can enroll for R&U classes by visiting the III Corps & Fort Hood Troop School
web page at www.hood.army.mil/troop.school.
aspx, or by calling 287-1771 or 287-4191.
For maintenance and repair that is beyond
R&U Teams’ capabilities, Fort Hood
occupants should call the DPW
Work Reception at 287-2113
to initiate a Demand Maintenance Order. The work
reception desk is manned
24/7 to include weekends and federal holidays. Once the DMO is
received by DPW, it will
be assigned a priority and
issued to a craftsman to effect
repairs.
Priorities for DMOs consist of
three categories, Emergency, Urgent and
Routine.
Emergency – Priority 1: Constitutes an
immediate danger to life, health, mission, or
property. Examples include gas leaks, major
utilities failures, and broken water lines. Normal response time is within one hour, and once
work has commenced, it should be completed
within 24 hours.
Urgent – Priority 2: Work required to correct
a condition that could become an emergency.
Examples include heating and warm water supply outages, air-conditioning failures, and leaking faucets. Normal response time is two hours
to five calendar days, depending upon the availability of craftsmen, relative urgency, and time
of request (weekend, night, duty hours, etc.).
Routine – Priority 3: Work does not meet
the categories of emergency or urgent. This
category covers work that, if not accomplished,
would continue an inconvenience or unsightly
condition. Work in this category will normally
be accomplished on a first-come, first-served
basis. Every effort will be made to respond to
and complete routine DMOs within 30 days.
Examples of work include inoperable electrical
outlets, runny commodes, damaged floor tiles,
inoperable door closers and inoperable street
and parking lot lights.
Calls for professional pest control should be
made to the DPW Work Reception desk. Professional pest control services include rodents,
bee hives/swarms, termites, fleas, bats, skunks,
snakes and birds. For domestic animal control
(dogs, cats, etc), Fort Hood residents need to
contact Animal Control at 287-2732
All requests for maintenance and repair for
Fort Hood Family Housing should be called
into 532-3133. For information about barracks
washer and dryer repair, call 532-1647.
News Editor
HEATHER GRAHAM-ASHLEY
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285-6736
Sports Editor
DANIEL CERNERO
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287-2436
Leisure Editor
ERIN ROGERS
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285-6904
Which team do you think will win this year’s
NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and why?
Design Editor
FRANKLIN MELENDEZ
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287-9581
Graphic Designer
CHRIS HAWKES
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287-0101
BUSINESS STAFF
General Manager
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Distribution Manager
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Pick: No. 1-seed
Florida
“I’m from Florida.
That’s my team.”
ADVERTISING
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INFORMATION REGARDING
FORT HOOD’S CLASSIFIEDS SECTION
Call 634-6666 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Pick: No. 4-seed
Louisville
“I like Duke, Arizona,
Michigan and Florida,
but I’m going with
Louisville. Being from
Indiana, that’s my closest team.”
James Larry,
contractor
Robert Askew,
civilian
Pick: No. 3-seed
Syracuse
“After looking at the
bracket, they seem
to have the easiest
bracket.”
Sgt. Jeremy Henry,
3rd Cav. Regt.
Pick: No. 12-seed
North Carolina State
“I have friends that go
there, so that’s who I’m
rooting for.”
Spc. Tyler Hayes,
3rd BEB, 3rd BCT, 1st
Cav. Div.
Pick: No. 3-seed Duke
“My dad always seems
to go with them every
year.”
Staff Sgt.
Joshua Woodard,
1-7 Cav. Regt., 1st BCT,
1st Cav. Div.
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and women who protect our freedom.
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Fort Hood Volunteers: Changing lives, communities through service
BY CAROLANN HONE
ACS
Webster’s Dictionary defines a volunteer as “a
person who willing undertakes a service” and the
act of volunteering as “donating time or talents
for charitable, educational or other worthwhile
activities.” The definitions, although true and
accurate, do not fully explain the enormous contributions made by our volunteers.
To celebrate their commitment and devotion
to volunteer service, III Corps and Fort Hood
will recognize and honor the efforts of selected
amazing volunteers who have changed lives and
enhanced our community during the 2014 Volunteer of the Year Ceremony.
The III Corps and Fort Hood Volunteer of
the Year Ceremony coincides with the nationally shared initiative to celebrate volunteers.
Each year, one week in April is highlighted as
National Volunteer Week, although throughout
the month of April, communities host events
that recognize the efforts of thousands of volunteers of all ages.
Fort Hood will recognize the outstanding contributions of a select group of volunteers from
various units and nonprofit organizations during
the Installation Volunteer of the Year Ceremony.
This group of volunteers is identified by the
various divisions, brigades, and organizations
such as Santa’s Workshop, the United Service
Organizations, Fort Hood Area Enlisted Spouses
Club, and the American Red Cross. Each chosen
volunteer will be identified as the one individual
that reflects the exceptional qualities of volunteering and has contributed exemplary service
and support to Soldiers, their Families and the
surrounding community.
Units and agencies are in the planning stages
and most units on Fort Hood will recognize and
celebrate their volunteers with various ceremonies and activities during the month of April.
The American Red Cross will be hosting an
Sentinel file photo
Sandy Landes, Army wife and volunteer since 2012, receives the Volunteer of the Year award from
Hollyanne Milley, Maj. Gen. Anthony Ierardi, Command Sgt. Maj. James Norman and Marla Schroeder during
the Volunteer of the Year ceremony April 25, 2013, at Club Hood.
open house social. The City of Killeen’s Volunteer Department will be hosting a Volunteer of
the Year Luncheon to recognize their outstanding Volunteers of the Year and Youth Volunteers.
In 2013, more than 1,030 registered volunteers
contributed more than 120,000 hours of volunteer support to various agencies and organizations that included; Family Readiness Groups;
local food banks and shelters; the Fort Hood
Area Thrift Shop; Army Community Service;
and Child, Youth, and School Services youth
programs. Their selfless contributions enhanced
lives by helping to feed and shelter those less
fortunate, by boosting morale through support
at Family Readiness Group events, providing
support to programs such as Army Family Team
Building, and many more.
This year, Fort Hood will recognize some
incredible, selfless individuals that represent so
many amazing volunteers. They will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in
2013 and will be celebrated for their significant
impact; invaluable service; infectious volunteer
spirit; and for enhancing the quality of lives for
Soldiers, Family members, and the Fort Hood
and surrounding community.