Tornado Response
SITUATION REPORT
Team Rubicon is in conversations
with additional communities
to assess needs on the ground
- On Friday, December 10, more than 30 tornadoes passed through Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi causing severe devastation and leaving more than 250,000 without power
- Team Rubicon has concluded two operations in Bowling Green and Dawson Springs, KY on December 29 and January 6 respectively
- The operation in Mayfield is active where Greyshirts are assisting with removal of fallen or hazardous trees and debris removal for residents’ homes
- Team Rubicon continues to monitor the impact of the storm and is in active conversations with additional communities and community partners that have been impacted, to assess needs on the ground
TORNADO WATCH:
Impacted Areas: Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi
Disaster Type: Severe storm damage and power outages
Response Status: Responding
ASSEMBLING GREYSHIRTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
Route Clearance
Expedient Home Repair
Residential Debris Removal
PREPARE, RESPOND, RECOVER
How We Serve Communities
Every tornado, hurricane, cyclone, monsoon, and downpour brings with it a different style of response.
Over the past decade, we've learned how to best adapt our volunteer-led responses to the demands of storms, and below are just some of the many capabilities we utilize to serve those in need.
Our disaster response work is 100% fueled by donations and carried out by veteran-led teams of volunteers.
Home Rebuild
Our Rebuild capability delivers free home repair services to meet the unmet housing recovery needs of vulnerable households whose homes have been damaged during a disaster.
Route Clearance
Our Route Clearance capability deploys a small group of Sawyers and Heavy Equipment Operators immediately following a disaster to remove physical barriers preventing individuals from accessing critical services.
Emergency Medical Teams
World Health Organization (WHO) verified since 2018, our Emergency Medical Team swiftly deploys medically licensed and certified volunteers worldwide to assess, triage, treat, and refer patients in affected communities.
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
The WASH capability serves to test, treat, and distribute clean water to underserved populations unreached by other organizations or agencies internationally in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
Residential Debris Removal
Our Residential Debris Removal capability intends to prepare homes for recovery by removing immediate hazards, making the property accessible and preventing further damage.
Water Damage Mitigation
After water enters a home, it seeps into the walls, floors, furniture, and into the structure itself. To aid in the recovery process, "muckouts" involve a removal of all water damaged materials at no cost to disaster impacted homeowners.
Expedient Home Repair
Expedient Home Repair will prevent further damage to homes and improve home security by providing temporary repairs to damaged roofs and windows.
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