Douglas E. McClure

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Thoughts from Oklahoma: Day 3-Two Generations of Service

I have served on, including this one, eleven deployments for disaster services. I have served in various capacities from operating canteens to working in the warehouse to being the Incident Commander. On all of those deployments, I never did something that I have now done. In Oklahoma, I have had the opportunity to serve with…

May 30, 2013
Day 6 of Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Response – Wilkes-Barre, PA Area Flooding

In recent days, we have discussed the various phases of the disaster response process. One of the important phases in this process is the transition of one incident command to another team. One of the strengths of The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Response process is its’ ability to transfer the responsibility of command and distribution…

September 22, 2011
Day 5 of Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Response – Wilkes-Barre, PA Area Flooding

The area around the Wilkes-Barre, PA general area is beginning to see some return to normalcy. A lot of neighborhoods have power and basic services. We have seen more decreases in feeding on mobile units. Two canteens were sent out today. Unit 2 was sent to Plainsville & West Nanticoke, and unit 5 went to Shickshinny, Maconaqua,…

September 21, 2011
Day 3 & 4 of Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Response – Wilkes-Barre, PA Area Flooding

We are now into an interesting time in the emergency disaster services plan. Our original response to the flooding in this area has been feeding. We have begun to supplement that feeding program with cleanup kits, bags of ice, snacks, and bottled water. As the numbers of people requiring mobile feeding have declined, we are…

September 20, 2011
Salvation Army reinforcements arrive – News – Citizens Voice

Salvation Army reinforcements arrive – News – Citizens Voice. To help cope with the scope of the damage in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee, the Salvation Army has brought in reinforcements. Local members of the nonprofit, faith-based organization have been on the ground since the flood on Sept. 8-9, and this weekend…

September 19, 2011
Day 1 & 2 of Emergency Disaster Service (EDS) Deployment – Wilks-Barre, PA

On September 17, 2011, I was deployed along with 40 other people from the state of Georgia to the Wilks-Barre, Pennsylvania flood response. I flew out of Albany, GA at 6:00am and arrived in Philadelphia a little after 12 noon. My original deployment assignment was the Canteen Operation Coordinator. My assignment is to coordinate the…

September 19, 2011