Oklahoma Envía recursos para ayudar a Texas

OKLAHOMA CITY –Gobernador de Oklahoma Mary Fallin y el Departamento de manejo de emergencias de Oklahoma (OEM) anunciaron que Oklahoma está enviando equipos de rescate para el estado de Texas para apoyar en los esfuerzos de lucha contra la continua Tormenta Tropical Harvey.
Catorce equipos de rescate y búsqueda (USAR -siglas en inglés) y un equipo de manejo para desastres de Oklahoma desplegaron el lunes por la mañana al sureste de Texas. Los equipos incluyeron 30 lanchas y 83 personas, quienes son parte de los siguientes grupos : Broken Arrow Emergency Management, Bryan County Swift Water Rescue Team; Coal County Swift Water Team; Mayes County Task Force 1; Oklahoma City USAR; Pittsburg County Water Rescue Team; Quapaw Tribe Fire; Muscogee (Creek) Nation Emergency Response Team; Tulsa Fire Department USAR; Tulsa Police Department Disaster Area Response Team; Washington County Emergency Management; Grand River Dam Authority; Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; and Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Los equipos de Oklahoma ofrecerán soporte a la División de Emergencias de Texas (TDEM) con rescates a medida que el estado sigue respondiendo a las inundaciones devastadoras que se han producido, y la precipitación adicional e inundaciones que se espera debido a la actual tormenta tropical.
"Oklahoma es un estado generoso , y estamos encantados de proporcionar cualquier apoyo y recursos que podamos para ayudar a nuestros amigos de Texas," dijo Fallin. "Oklahoma y Texas tienen una rivalidad amistosa, pero somos vecinos y cuando ocurre un desastre nos centramos en un espíritu de cooperación, ofreciendo una mano amiga. Los residentes de Oklahoma que quieran ayudar puede considerar donar a la Cruz Roja 1-800-red cross u otra organización de socorro de desastres. Las donaciones en efectivo permiten mayor flexibilidad para cubrir necesidades de diversas comunidades”, dijo Fallin
El Director de OEM Albert
Ashwood dijo, "Estamos comprometidos a ayudar a nuestros vecinos con los recursos que tenemos disponibles en momentos que nuestros vecinos continúan enfrentando los efectos de esta tormenta récord."
Más organizaciones de Oklahoma están respondiendo a las áreas impactadas, dentro de ellos estan: voluntarios del American Red Cross, Children’s Disaster Services, Convoy of Hope, Mercy Chefs, Operation BBQ Relief, the Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.

Oklahoma Sending Resources to Assist Texas

Oklahoma City.- Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) today announced that Oklahoma is sending swift water rescue teams to the state of Texas to assist in the ongoing Tropical Storm Harvey response efforts.
Fourteen swift water rescue and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams and one management team from the Oklahoma Disaster Task Force deployed this morning to southeast Texas. The teams consist of 30 boats and 83 personnel from as part of the following teams: Broken Arrow Emergency Management; Bryan County Swift Water Rescue Team; Coal County Swift Water Team; Mayes County Task Force 1; Oklahoma City USAR; Pittsburg County Water Rescue Team; Quapaw Tribe Fire; Muscogee (Creek) Nation Emergency Response Team; Tulsa Fire Department USAR; Tulsa Police Department Disaster Area Response Team; Washington County Emergency Management; Grand River Dam Authority; Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; and Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The Oklahoma teams will help support the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) with water rescues as the state continues to respond to the devastating flooding that has already occurred, and the additional rainfall and flooding expected due to the ongoing tropical storm.
OEM is working with Texas to send OK-IMT, the state Incident Management Team, later this week to assist with resource distribution and other assignments. OK-IMT includes 12 personnel from Moore Emergency Management, Oklahoma County Emergency Management, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training, Sapulpa Fire Department and Tulsa Fire Department. Additionally, two OEM personnel deployed Friday to serve as an EMAC advance team at the TDEM emergency operations center to assist with coordinating out of state resources.
OEM continues to monitor additional requests from the affected areas. Further support may be deployed if needed.
“Oklahoma is a generous and giving state, and we are happy to provide whatever support and resources we can to assist our friends in Texas,” said Fallin. “Oklahoma and Texas have a friendly rivalry, but we are neighbors and when disaster strikes we focus on a spirit of cooperation by offering a helping hand. Oklahomans who want to help may consider donating to the American Red Cross or another disaster relief organization. Cash donations allow more flexibility to fill unique needs for various communities.”
OEM Director Albert Ashwood said, “We are committed to helping our neighbors with any resources we have available as they deal with the continued effects of this record-breaking storm.”
Additional Oklahoma organizations responding to the impacted areas include volunteers from the American Red Cross, Children’s Disaster Services, Convoy of Hope, Mercy Chefs, Operation BBQ Relief, the Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.