We arrived back from Joplin with an incredible knowledge and sense that this was only the first deployment. The city is laid to waste and there is so much to do. We were grateful for the opportunity to deploy and to work. Since returning, the team has been returned immediately to training and readying for another deployment. We are keeping an eye on Minot, North Dakota right now, but in the last two days have traversed 3 states with tornado outbreaks. (We are presently in a tornado watched area of Illinois).
This year seems to hold a lot of dread. With the severity and number of these disasters, we wake up each day wondering who will need help next.
Funds are critical to continue operations. With teams around the country stretched so thin, we have been asking that people consider not just supporting one town or community, but making commitments to teams like ours that are trained and ready to go to the NEXT scene.
From under a collapsed church to the nighttime arena of a town with little to no electric power, we saw the value of FoxFury again. Our Nomad, which the team has affectionately nicknamed "Vadar", was an absolute blessing. It performed in the conditions and surpassed anything we have ever utilized before.
We created a new page, C4L DRT on FaceBook which has pics, please visit it.
Our thoughts and Prayers are with them.
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