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MAY HAVE STUMBLED ON A GROUP
GOOD EVENING, I'M GINA
QUATTROCCHI. AND I'M JEFF
SMITH.THANKS FOR JOINING US.
NOW THAT SUPERSTORM SANDY IS
MOSTLY DONE WREAKING HAVOC ON
THE EAST COAST .. IT'S TIME
FOR THE LONG CLEANUP AND
RECOVERY EFFORTS TO BEGIN.
AS NEWS 18'S KRISTA HENERY
REPORTS .. TONIGHT .. SEVERAL
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FROM OUR
AREA ARE IN THE EYE OF THE
SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS. #@
KRISTA: MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER
... AND CITIES UNDER WATER.
THE AFTERMATH FROM HURRICANE
SANDY DEVASTATES MUCH OF THE
EAST COAST .. AND NOW SEVERAL
LOCAL EMERGENCY CREWS FROM THE
LAFAYETTE AREA .. ARE
ASSISTING IN THE HEART OF THE
DEVASTATION. TILARA: OUR
DISTRICT 4 TASK FORCE RECEIVED
A CALL FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY AND WE RECEIVED A
TASK TO ASSIST THE RESPONSE
EFFORTS IN NEW JERSEY.
KRISTA: DISTRICT 4 IS MADE UP
OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FROM
PURDUE AND 9 COUNTIES IN OUR
VIEWING AREA .. INCLUDING
TIPPECANOE, WHITE, CARROLL AND
BENTON COUNTY. TWENTY TWO
PEOPLE AND 11 VEHICLES,
INCLUDING FOUR AMBULANCES,
WERE SENT OUT TO ATLANTIC CITY
SUNDAY .. TO JOIN THE RESPONSE
EFFORT.TILARA TREECE: "THERE
IS NO WAY THAT ONE AGENCY CAN
RESPOND TO AN INCIDENT OR
DISASTER. THERE'S NO WAY THAT
ONE COUNTY CAN RESPOND TO AN
AGENCY OR TO A DISASTER. IT
HAS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT." JANET: "WE HAD
FOLKS WHO WERE ASSISTING AT
BOTH MEDICAL SHELTERS , PUBLIC
SHELTERS AND HIGH MEDICAL
NEED, LOW INCOME SHELTERS."
KEVIN PLY: "AS WE WORK
TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY PUBLIC
SAFETY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT NOT ONLY DID WE RESPOND
TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED ON THE
EAST COAST BUT WERE ALSO ABLE
TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE
MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING PROTECTION BACK AT
HOME."TILARA: OUR HOME AREAS
ARE STILL BEING COVERED
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DEPLETING
ONE AREA. WE'RE NOT JUST
TAKING ASSETS AND PERSONNEL
FROM ONE COUNTY OR FROM ONE
BUSINESS OR LOCATION THAT IS A
PART OF OUR TASK FORCE.
KRISTA: LOCAL
BUSINESS OR LOCATION THAT IS A