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HELP FOR THE STORM VICTIMS
IS COMING FROM ALL CORNERS OF
THE GLOBE..INCLUDING RIGHT
HERE IN THE MIAMI VALLEY.
RIGHT NOW..JORDAN BURGESS IS
LIVE WITH THE STORY OF THE
TEAM HELPING PEOPLE GET THINGS
BACK TO NORMAL.
THESE ARE THE KIND OF FOLKS
WHO RUSH IN AS SOON AS THE
WATERS RUSH OUT TO SEE WHAT
THEY CAN DO. I JUST SPOKE ON
THE PHONE WITH ONE OF THEM WHO
TELLS ME FROM WHAT HE'S
SEEN..THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF THEM.
FROM THE AIR YOU CAN LOOK
DOWN ON THE SCENES OF
DESTRUCTION..BUT UNTIL YOU'RE
ON THE GROUND IT'S HARD TO
UNDERSTAND JUST HOW MUCH
DAMAGE THERE IS. AT THE
CENTER OF IT IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
NEW YORK WILL BE OHIO'S
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
ITS JOB IS TO COORDINATE ALL
THE WORK GOING ON. AMONG THE
TEAM MEMBERS ARE TWO MIAMI
VALLEY POLICE CHIEFS. RUSS
WHITMAN FROM FRANKLIN AND JEFF
KRUITHOFF FROM SPRINGBORO.
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY OUT THERE
NOW. BUT THE TEAM'S
COORDINATOR DAVID CALDERONE IS
ALREADY ON THE GROUND IN NEW
YORK. I TALKED WITH HIM
ABOUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE
TO GET THIS AREA BACK ON ITS
FEET AGAIN.
THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GOING
TO BE FEELING THIS FOR MONTHS.
IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THIS
COUNTY IS STILL RECOVERING
FROM THE EFFECTS OF IRENE LAST
YEAR AND THIS IS MUCH WORSE
THAN THAT.
I'M TOLD THE TEAM EXPECTS
TO BE OUT THERE FOR TWO WEEKS.
ALTHOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE ITS
TIME COULD BE CUT SHORT OR
EXTENDED DEPENDING ON WHAT'S
NEEDED. REPORTING
LIVE..JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.