Greetings to the South from Wilkes-Barre, PA Corps Officers, Captains Doug & Patti Richwine: We met several wonderful people here in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area. One of these people is Stanley Owca from the Brookside neighborhood. Another person we had a chance to talk to was Gregory Germek. Mr. Germek is used to helping others…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Douglas E. McClure