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The Salvation Army Expands Disaster Response in Alabama and Mississippi
Jackson, MS - Three days after storms pounded Mississippi and Alabama, The Salvation Army’s Disaster response continues to expand into affected areas. Currently, thirty-eight feeding units and one shower trailer are actively serving in Mississippi and Alabama.
Mobile Feeding units from Alabama and Mississippi are now being reinforced with additional units from Florida and Georgia.
“Throughout the day on Friday local and state authorities continued to request additional resources from The Salvation Army, as new pockets of need continued to present themselves,” stated Bill Feist, Emergency Disaster Services Director for The Salvation Army’s ALM Division. “The public has entrusted The Salvation Army with the resources to minister to communities in need and this mobilization is a true picture of that trust.”
Currently, EDS personnel are providing food, beverages, and emotional/spiritual care to storm victims in Alabama and Mississippi. Thousands were served on Friday. Additional resources, such as clean-up kits, are being made available as needed in a number of areas. The Salvation Army has deployed its four stall mobile shower trailer to Mathiston, MS.
The Salvation Army has also deployed an Emotional and Spiritual Care team to Phil Campbell, AL where most of the village was leveled. The team will provide for the emotional needs of residents coping with the loss of life.
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Canteen/Vehicle |
State |
County |
Site Detail |
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Anniston, AL - DRV 16 |
AL |
Calhoun |
Fire Station; 1552 Ap Hollingsworth Road; Wellington, AL |
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Anniston, AL – Van |
AL |
Calhoun |
Ohatchee, AL |
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Fort Payne, AL - DRU 1 |
AL |
Dekalb |
Broadway Baptist Church; 99 McCurdy Ave S; Rainsville, AL |
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Montgomery, AL DRV 17 |
AL |
Elmore |
Eclectic, AL |
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Laurel, MS - DRV 16 |
AL |
Franklin |
Rescue Squad - Mobile Morgue; Phil Campbell, AL |
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Georgia 01 |
AL |
Jackson |
Stevenson, AL |
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Georgia 02 |
AL |
Jackson |
Bridgeport, AL |
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Georgia 03 |
AL |
Jackson |
Higdon, AL (Baptist Church) |
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Georgia 04 |
AL |
Jackson |
County Rd 88; Pisgah, AL - Lucky's Supermarket (next to Town Hall) |
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Baton Rouge, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
Pratt City, AL; Corner of Cherry Ave & Hwy 78 |
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Birmingham - 15 psgr van |
AL |
Jefferson |
Fultondale, AL; Library |
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Birmingham, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
Pleasant Grove, AL - City Hall |
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Florida 01 - Vero Beach, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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Tallahassee, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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Tampa, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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St Augustine, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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Titusville, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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West Pasco, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
|
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Lake Charles, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
Unknown |
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Dothan, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
St. Clair |
Roaming; Pell City, AL |
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Birmingham, AL - MFU |
AL |
Walker |
Roaming; Cordova, AL |
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Decatur, AL - MFU |
AL |
Lawrence |
County Road 214; Chaleybeate Springs AL |
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Huntsville, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
Madison |
Publix; corner of Jordan Ln & Jeff Rd; Harvest, AL |
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Pascagoula, MS - DRV 16 |
AL |
Marion |
City Hall; Hackleburg, AL |
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Alexandria, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Marshall |
Salv Army; 1336 Gunter Ave; Guntersville, AL |
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Gadsden, AL - DRU 1 |
AL |
Marshall |
Salv Army; 1336 Gunter Ave; Guntersville, AL |
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Shreveport, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Marshall |
Gutnersville Recreation Center; 1500 Sunset Dr; Guntersville, AL |
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Columbus, MS - DRV 17 |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Holt High School, Tuscaloosa |
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Florida 07 - Panama City, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
|
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Florida 08 - Pensacola, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
|
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Florida 09 - Jacksonville, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
|
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Florida 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
|
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Mobile - DRV 18 |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Corner of 10th Ave & 29th St; Tuscaloosa |
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Selma, AL - MFU |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa, AL – Roving |
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Jackson - DRV 20 |
MS |
Lafayette |
Pineflat Methodist Church; County Road 422; Oxford, MS |
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Jackson - MFU |
MS |
Lafayette |
Pineflat Methodist Church; County Road 422; Oxford, MS |
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Meridian, MS - DRV 18 |
MS |
Kemper |
Coy United Methodist Church; 393 Hwy 21; Preston, MS |
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Tupelo, MS - DRV 18 |
MS |
Monroe |
63432 Hwy 25 N; Smithville, MS (in front of Smithville Pharmacy) |
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Shower Trailer |
|
Wester |
Mathiston, MS |
Additionally, The Salvation Army is responding in other southern states.
Arkansas –An EDS mobile feeding unit has been sent to the Pocahontas area of Randolph County. The main levee protecting that town from the Black River has broken as of 10:00am today. Highway 67 between Pocahontas and Walnut Ridge is under water.
Tennessee – EDS personnel are actively serving residents of Cleveland, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Dyersburg, Greenville, and Memphis. Additional units are on standby throughout the state ready to respond as needed.
The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services Warehouse and Command Center in Jackson is being utilized to manage the widespread response across Alabama and Mississippi.
If you would like to help victims of the tornadoes and storms please give online to: www.salvationarmyusa.organd mark them for April 2011 Tornado Outbreak or text “GIVE” to 80888 or you can give by calling 1-800-Sal-Army.
Financial donations are needed to support disaster relief efforts. The Salvation Army asks those who want to help to visit www.salvationarmyusa.orgor call 1-800-SAL-ARMY and designate April 2011 Tornado Outbreak. Donors may text “GIVE” to 80888. Checks may be made out to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief, P.O. Box 100339, Atlanta, GA 30384-0339. Monetary donations will ensure The Salvation Army can meet the most immediate needs of those impacted by disaster.
