The southeast United States is preparing for yet another severe storm with high winds and heavy rain. This news comes as several states are still trying to clean up from earlier devastating storms. A mid-August storm caused wide-spread flooding in parts of Louisiana. “In two days, we received 6,000,000,000,000 gallons of water – yes, SIX. [...]
By Rick Wolcott* “It’s not if, but when will a disaster hit,” said Greg Forrester, UMCOR Assistant General Secretary Domestic Disaster Response. “Training helps so that we can be proactive, not reactive when the time arrives.” The North Central Jurisdiction Disaster Response Academy is taking place at Camp Asbury in Hiram, Ohio through Saturday, September [...]
By Rick Wolcott On Saturday, August 24, an Early Response Team (ERT) from East Ohio returned from Crisfield, Maryland. This team was the third from our conference to be the hands and feet of Christ in a community that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy last October. A few members of this latest team took a [...]
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