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[fastrock]

I ask the admins to allow my message on the boards tho they may not fulfil the perquisites for the board.
I’m with a nationwide company which has created it’s own Corporate Emergency Response Teams (CERT) at it’s facilities throughout the country. We get annual training from LA Fire Dept members on search and rescue, triage, first-aid, etc. The company today donated $5M for relief efforts. I’ve made a pre-lim pitch to our local national manager with the idea of sending a team of volunteers to New Orleans in 2 weeks or when needed to S&R the tens of thousands of homes that have been flooded. I have no delusions here, I realize this will be gruesome, ghoulish work. We have three large facilities in the Cincinnati area with smaller ones in KC and Chicago. I hope to get 4 additional volunteers to join me from these facilities. Each facility has a sea-tac trailer of med and rescue equipment.

I have Labor Day weekend to put together a viable proposal for my manager to lobby for corporate approval of additional company assets, legal dept to provide company waivers in the event we are injured or worst, and probably hundreds of additional incidentals I’ve not thought of.

What I request are ideas on establishing contacts with agencies to establish a plan. I’ve done web-searches for info, but I predict the email I sent FEMA will result in a response long after there is a need for us.

I would appreciate any assistance or suggestions. Contact by email, if you would rather talk, email your phone # with windows of time to call and I will do so.
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"It is never right to do wrong, even if sanctioned by law" Abe Lincoln
The Last True Cruiser
www.usslongbeach-assoc.org

[Me#1You#10]

One of the most perplexing and frustrating aspects of this disaster is marrying the means up with the ways. Good luck in your efforts.

[dusty]

Line up boats to work from. Flat bottom, shallow draft boats. Maybe some Marine dealers in Baton Rouge.
Line up fuel supplies for the boat motors.
Get in touch with the Gov. of La. (lots of luck), the Mayor of New Orleans (again, lots of luck) and try to co-ordinate your efforts through them.
Failing that hook up which I imagine will fail to happen, hook up with the Natl. Guard command.
Bout all I can come up with.

Dusty
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Left and Wrong are the opposite of Right!

[bigroof]

sounds like a noble effort.

keep us informed

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

Oh, that's a wonderful gesture - you are so right - this is going to be hell, but to be able to offer families something of their missing relatives is, indeed a noble effort.

I have no advice to offer - just my prayers. Good luck and God bless your work and your company for this endeavor!

Please keep us informed, okay?
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~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[fastrock]

Thanks for the encouraging words from everyone. I’ve found a website (https://volunteer.hhs.gov/) which looks promising. They are not currently looking for S&R assistance, but they still have homes under water and fixing the NO levee breaches. Once they start emptying NO, they will need those with our skills.

I continue to ask, if someone comes across a site where S&R is being organized, PLEASE pass on to me.
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"It is never right to do wrong, even if sanctioned by law" Abe Lincoln
The Last True Cruiser
www.usslongbeach-assoc.org

[Me#1You#10]

On a related note...

[fastrock]

got a big thanks but not needed from MEMA (Mississippi). No response from NOLA or LEMA, Blanco must be too busy whining or finding additional whine opportunities.
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"It is never right to do wrong, even if sanctioned by law" Abe Lincoln
The Last True Cruiser
www.usslongbeach-assoc.org

[dusty]

Why am I not surprised by the La. lack of response to offers of help?

Dusty
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Left and Wrong are the opposite of Right!