Cossayuna Lake Topics: Who are some of the heroes from the tornado?
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Toni
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Who are some of the heroes from the tornado?
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6/5/2011 1:55:59 PM
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The storm crashed across Pace's Peninsula and within 10 minutes, Pace's Point Volunteer firefighters hit the road. These guys cleared debris in the dark and climbed over mountains of fallen trees, etc., to get to every home in the path of the tornado. We are blessed that most of the homes were not occupied (since they're second homes). The residents who were at home were battered and sustained some injuries - but none were life threatening.
Meanwhile, PPFD volunteers kept clearing and checking on folks. And, volunteer fire departments poured into our area to lend a hand - Newsite, Jacksons Gap, Reeltown, Union, Stillwaters, and Opelika. They were here all night. The Sheriff's department went above and beyond. Then, Poplar Dawg opened the doors to provide much appreciated sandwiches to all the volunteers until about 4:30 in the morning.
Until you've walked around in some of these places and seen the devastation first hand, you just can't take it all in. But there were lots of heros that first night and then for the next 10 days. Pace's Point Fire helped to coordinate the needs of approximately 80 families and over 400 volunteers from all over the state. I'm proud to live in such a great place.
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