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 Edgefield EMA damage assessment bolstered by Red Cross web posted December 23, 2008  EDGEFIELD – Whenever
disaster strikes in
Edgefield County, the damage is documented. Pictures are taken and
information sent to a variety of organizations and agencies. And thanks
to an AT&T technology grant and the Aiken County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, emergency responders will be able to do the job of
damage assessment better than ever.On Friday, local Red Cross officials Suzanne Jackson (Chapter Director) and Joey Hutto (Disaster Services Coordinator) were on hand with a new laptop computer and digital camera for the county. The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross also supports Edgefield and Bamberg counties. "Through the AT&T grant, it has allowed us to enhance the disaster response capabilities in all three counties," said Ms. Jackson. Edgefield EMA Director Mike Casey said a continued and elevated partnership between the Red Cross and Edgefield County Emergency Services allows both the organization and agency to flourish. "The intra-agency cooperation, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) smiles on that and they reward that cooperation through their grant funding," Mr. Casey said. "Today is a great partnership and we are want to pursue more of that. That way more (FEMA) dollars can come directly to our area." Mr. Casey said that while new equipment is always helpful, it cannot satisfy the desperate local need for good old-fashioned flesh-and-blood volunteers. "We definitely need more volunteers," he said. "We need people." The county is still looking for volunteers to fill its C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) ranks in assisting with triage (basic emergency medical care) units and other disaster response needs. Training for the C.E.R.T teams is provided. Around 12 individuals have currently signed on with the program. Mr. Casey would like to have seven teams (corresponding with the county's seven fire districts) of C.E.R.T.-qualified or Red Cross qualified volunteers on standby at all times. Volunteers could save emergency responders critical time and also lives of potential victims by taking over the care of non-critical casualties, allowing better trained personnel to attend the gravely injured. "We need C.E.R.T. people in every area," Mr. Casey added. "That way we won't be overwhelmed." Pictured above: From left, are Aiken County Red Cross Disaster Services Coordinator Joey Hutto, Aiken County Red Cross Chapter Director Suzanne Jackson, Edgefield EMA Director Mike Casey and Edgefield County Emergency Management Services C.E.R.T. Coordinator Sandy Backensto. The Citizen News contrinbuted to this report ©
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