More on gov's mansion
06/20/2008
Texas Department of Public Safety officials talked about their investigation into the blaze at the Texas governor's mansion yesterday and said:
Only 13 of 20 security cameras were working; although two troopers were requested to be on duty, only one had been assigned; the trooper on duty was not adequately trained to monitor the security system.
He happened to be looking away from the monitor, using a computer, when the arsonist torched the mansion.As managing editor, Tess helps oversee editorial content and works on developing a rapport with industry leaders to report and write on industry news, concentrating on the fire and residential beats. She focuses on writing stories important to installers, integrators, manufacturers and distributors. Before joining Security Systems News in September 2010, Tess was a newspaper reporter in Maine for more than two decades. Most of that time, she worked for The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and also was an occasional stringer for The New York Times. Tess has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master’s in linguistics from the University of Michigan. She lives in Maine with her husband and a demanding cat.
