Jeff Davis residents clean up after fatal tornadoes
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JOCELYN RAGSDALE/JD COUNTY EMG"WE'VE DISPATCHED TROOPS OUT INCOMMUNITIES TO ASSIST WITH ANYDAMAGESANDMAKE DECISIONS ON WHAT OUR NEXTPLANSARE"EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADDRESSINGHOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE THEAFTERMATH OF THE TORNADO DAMAGEINJEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY.EMERGENCY DIRECTOR JOCELYNRAGSDALE SAYSFINDING SHELTER FOR THOSE WHOHAVE LOSTTHEIR HOMES HAS BEEN DIFFICULTDUE TOCOVID-19JOCELYN RAGSDALE/ JD COUNTY EMGDIRECT"RED CROSS IS ASSISTING US WITHTHAT.
DUE TOCOVID-19 WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLETO OPEN THEFULL FLEDGE SHELTER AS NORMAL,SO WHAT REDCROSS IS DOING IS ASSISTING THEFAMILIBY PUTTING THEM IN HOTELS.
THEREARE ALSO EXTRA OFFICERS IN THEAREAKEEPING ROADS CLEAR OFSITE-SEERS APATROLLING NEIGHBORHOODS SOPEOPLE FEEL SAFE.TRAVIS LUCK/SERGEANT OF PUBLICAFFAIRSDIVISION"CITIZENS HAVE BEEN GREATLYAPPRECIATIVE.THEY'VE BEEN WELCOMING ANTHANKING US EVERYDAY, EVERYWHEREYOU GO IFYOU WALK DOWN THE STREET OR IFYOU'RE INTHE COMMUNITY EVERYONE IS WAVINGAND SAYING THANK YOU, AND THATMAKES YOUFEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB.WILL/OWENSA GROUP OUTSIDE OF THE JEFFERSONDAVISFIRE DEPARTMENT COMING TOGETHERTO FEED NOT ONLY FIRSTRESPONDERS, BUTMEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ASWELLAS USUAL, NEIGHBORS WERE HELPINGNEIGHBORS IN THIS COMMUNITY BYHANDINGOUT FREE MEALS.DEIDRE MYERS/ COOKING FORCOMMUNITY THESE ARE OUR PEOPLE,AND IT COULD HAVEEASILY BEEN ME, AND I FEEL LIKEIF I WAS IN THEOTHER PEOPLE SHOES HERE INBASSVILLETODAY, I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TOHELP ME.
ACCORDING TO MEMA -- 205 HOMES