The following news release, issued by the Boone County Fire Protection District details the work the Task Force completed Monday.
MO-TF1 update from the work completed yesterday in Houston, TX.
MO-TF1 rescued 316 people, 35 pets and provided instructions to 41 individuals who decided to shelter in place.
One incident that truly saved lives was a home that was filled with carbon monoxide. The generator was running inside and the levels of CO were very high. The family was rescued and transported by ambulance. A true disaster averted for that family.
Below is the work that continues long after the rescues are made and crews return to base. All numbers are verified with names on the lists as well as GPS mapping of areas searched to avoid duplication and confirm that no area was missed. The work behind the scene is just as important as the work in the field.
We would anticipate the same work continuing today in the Houston area as there are many more subdivisions flooded and citizens needing help.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
Below is the work that continues long after the rescues are made and crews return to base. All numbers are verified with names on the lists as well as GPS mapping of areas searched to avoid duplication and confirm that no area was missed. The work behind the scene is just as important as the work in the field.
We would anticipate the same work continuing today in the Houston area as there are many more subdivisions flooded and citizens needing help.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
(Photo from Boone County Fire Protection District)
5 comments:
Very noble effort and I wish them luck and safety. But who is going to do all of the heavy lifting during reconstruction of this region once the water resides? It won't be the Mexicans now. This will be interesting. I also wonder what will be cut to offset the funds going to the region. Texas politicians demanded cuts for Sandy relief and Katrina. How about cutting oil subsidies to pay for this?
939...you can't be bitter...
Rest assured that the citizens of Houston are going to get screwed over just as badly as the residents of New Orleans got screwed over following Katrina. They promise everything but, after 12 years, the pumps in New Orleans still ain't working.
452- No bitterness at all. I am just pointing to the irony of reckless conservative rhetoric of Texas politicians coming back to bite them in the ass. Gov Chris Christie has even pointed it out. Texas will need two things to rebuild-Money and Mexican labor. Texas has called for less spending and less Mexican for years. My guess is they hope nobody heard them the first time and it will full speed ahead with spending.
Any federal aid given to Texas should request collateral since they keep threatening to secede from the US.
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