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Bullitt County firefighters dispatched to Laurel County to assist with tornado recovery

Bullitt County firefighters dispatched to Laurel County to assist with tornado recovery
DEVASTATED PARTS OF KENTUCKY, 13 FIREFIGHTERS, IN FACT, FROM OUR AREA ARE ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW IN LAUREL COUNTY, ASSISTING WITH THE ONGOING TORNADO RECOVERY. IT맥스카지노S NOW BEEN TEN DAYS SINCE THAT EF FOUR TORNADO TORE THROUGH THAT AREA. THAT POTENT TWISTER, NEARLY A MILE WIDE, WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 55 MILES FROM PULASKI TO LAUREL COUNTY, PACKING WINDS OF 170MPH. WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER, 19 PEOPLE HAD LOST THEIR LIVES. 비바카지노 Viva맥스카지노S MADELINE CARTER WAS WITH THE LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS EARLIER TODAY AS THEY DEPLOYED TO THE DISASTER AREA. BULLITT COUNTY IS ANSWERING THE CALL. WE맥스카지노RE THE FIRST ONES TO STEP UP AND SAY, YES, WE맥스카지노LL DO IT. PACKING UP. AND HEADING STRAIGHT INTO A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. I CAN맥스카지노T IMAGINE SEEING YOUR OWN COMMUNITY AND YOUR ANOTHER PLACE BE SO AFFECTED BY THIS. BRANDON MARTIN IS ONE OF 13 FIREFIGHTERS FROM SHEPHERDSVILLE, ZONETON AND MOUNT WASHINGTON BEING DISPATCHED TO KENTUCKY맥스카지노S DEADLY TORNADO RECOVERY. HE SAYS THEIR PRIMARY ROLE IS RELIEVING LAUREL COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISASTER AREA. WE NEED THESE PEOPLE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RELIEF AND LET THEM DECOMPRESS FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT, LIKE ANY DAY ON THE JOB, THEY PILED SUPPLIES INTO FIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THEY DON맥스카지노T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT UNTIL THEY GET ON THE GROUND. SO THEY맥스카지노RE BRINGING THEIR UNIFORMS, A FLASHLIGHT, ANY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THAT CAN HELP THEM FIGHT FIRES OR ASSIST WITH TORNADO RECOVERY. THE 13 MEMBER STRIKE TEAM WILL SPEND 63 HOURS ON DUTY IN LAUREL COUNTY AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN WE HAD THE TORNADO IN 96, WE HAD THE SAME THING HERE. OKAY, WE HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER AGENCIES TO THE STATE. THEY HEADED OUT TO HELP ON MEMORIAL DAY, JUST AS A FIREFIGHTER KILLED BY THE EF FOUR TORNADO WAS LAID TO REST IN LONDON. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FEEL AT PEACE THAT WE맥스카지노RE COMING TO ASSIST THEM IN WHATEVER THEY NEED. MADELI
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Bullitt County firefighters dispatched to Laurel County to assist with tornado recovery
A team of Bullitt County firefighters was deployed to Laurel County on Memorial Day to help fight fires and assist with ongoing tornado recovery efforts.A deadly EF-4 tornado tore through the area on May 16, killing 19 people along its 55-mile path from Pulaski to Laurel County. Ten days after the destruction was left behind, first responders in Bullitt County answered the call to help. Branden Martin is one of the 13 firefighters from Shepherdsville, Zoneton and Mount Washington who were dispatched to the area on Monday."I can't imagine seeing your own community in your own family, friends be so affected by this," Martin said.He said the team's primary role is to relieve firefighters who live in the disaster area."We need these people to get a little bit of physical and mental relief and let them decompress for just a little bit," said Zoneton fire Chief Kevin Moulton.Like any day on the job, the team piled uniforms, equipment and various supplies into fire trucks and other vehicles in preparation for their deployment.According to Moulton, the 13 firefighters will spend 63 hours on duty in Laurel County as a way to give back to the fire department that has worked tirelessly over the past week and a half."When we had the tornado in '96, we had the same thing here. We have to rely on other agencies in the state," Moulton said.The team from Bullitt County headed out to help on Memorial Day, just as a firefighter killed by the EF-4 tornado was laid to rest in London, Kentucky."Hopefully, they can feel at peace that we're coming to assist them with whatever they need," Martin said.He and the other dispatched firefighters will make the trip back to Bullitt County on Thursday.

A team of Bullitt County firefighters was deployed to Laurel County on Memorial Day to help fight fires and assist with ongoing tornado recovery efforts.

A deadly EF-4 tornado tore through the area on May 16, killing 19 people along its 55-mile path from Pulaski to Laurel County.

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Ten days after the destruction was left behind, first responders in Bullitt County answered the call to help. Branden Martin is one of the 13 firefighters from Shepherdsville, Zoneton and Mount Washington who were dispatched to the area on Monday.

"I can't imagine seeing your own community in your own family, friends be so affected by this," Martin said.

He said the team's primary role is to relieve firefighters who live in the disaster area.

"We need these people to get a little bit of physical and mental relief and let them decompress for just a little bit," said Zoneton fire Chief Kevin Moulton.

Like any day on the job, the team piled uniforms, equipment and various supplies into fire trucks and other vehicles in preparation for their deployment.

According to Moulton, the 13 firefighters will spend 63 hours on duty in Laurel County as a way to give back to the fire department that has worked tirelessly over the past week and a half.

"When we had the tornado in '96, we had the same thing here. We have to rely on other agencies in the state," Moulton said.

The team from Bullitt County headed out to help on Memorial Day, just as a firefighter killed by the EF-4 tornado was laid to rest in London, Kentucky.

"Hopefully, they can feel at peace that we're coming to assist them with whatever they need," Martin said.

He and the other dispatched firefighters will make the trip back to Bullitt County on Thursday.