ARLINGTON, Virginia (Army News Service, September 2, 2010) - national guards in the States of the coast is preparing to what Hurricane Earl sends their way this labour day weekend.
"" Each State on the coast is the North Carolina in New England tries to understand what happens this storm to do,"said Jack Harrison, Director of communications for the Office of the National Guard.""In advance of that, each State National Guard prepares for what may possibly come from the storm".
The national weather service listed Earl as a hurricane of category-4 .the is planned to reach the coast of North Carolina on Thursday and Friday at the beginning.
The storm is expected to pick up speed as it gets closer to the side by side and accelerate Maine by Saturday morning.
"Key as well as the Eastern Seaboard is to identify available resources ought to be required to respond," said Harrison. ""."If the storm is still real close to the coast and winds product, they will have high tide vehicles and engineering .the States shall identify those capabilities.
In North Carolina, approximately 90 guards on the status of active service will report to the Armory Edenton tonight, said General Division Public Affairs Officer Matt Handley état.Un another 150 will be on standby.
Care of North Carolina also reports that it will be ready labor-intensive with equipment, including two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to help food and water supplies.
"Mainly, we use to transport and then we use the kind of our most versatile, soldiers fighting can be used to release the road, the crews of the chainsaw and things as if they are needed,"Handley said local media earlier this week.""
More than 200 soldiers and airmen of the custody of Virginia have been placed on active service today for post-storm recovery possible expected hurricane impact Earl on the Hampton Roads area says cotton Puryear, public State of affairs officer.
Guards begin Wednesday evening staging and will be ready on Thursday morning to support potential response missions before Hurricane reaches the coast of Virginia, Earl Puryear said.
Gov't.Bob McDonnell declared state of emergency in Virginia today, allowing organizations to take precautions to prepare for the potential impacts in Eastern Virginia hurricane status.
The Declaration also allows the Adjutant General of the National Guard of Virginia to call these assets that he thinks are necessary to fulfil the tasks after the storm impact Virginia.
"We are staging of personnel, vehicles and equipment of Norfolk and Hampton to support missions such as the high-water transport and light, debris removal," said the colonel Jeff Hice, agent operations joint to the charge of Virginia. ""."The key for a quick response to this event is having staff in place and ready to react before the hurricane is moving in the region.
The Hampton-based soldiers 1st Battalion field artillery 111th Regiment 116th brigade combat team and airmen in the Virginia Beach-based Squadron a civil engineering of RED HORSE 203 rd will provide staff and equipment for the operation.
Protection against officials high-water missions may include deleting transport, rescue and debris, said.
The Virginia National Guard receives their missions through the Virginia Department of emergency management in order to help State and local emergency response organizations and is not able to meet the demands of direct support to the public, said Hice.
"If Hurricane causes conditions where people need help, they must request assistance through their local dispatcher or 911, not directly to Virginia, custody services," he said. ""."Where appropriate, support request will be passed to us action."
Harrison encouraged residents of the State to listen to local authorities in emergency. ''"They should also prepare for the potential of this storm to come closer to the coast which is being planned,", he said.
District of Columbia and the Maryland National Guard report that they have assets of aviation to sleep for possible missions.
In Delaware, protection against officials expect the storm to the effect of coastal areas in the County of Sussex.Aucun State of emergency was declared, but the State continues to monitor the storm.
Air Force Lisa Ahaesy, public affairs officer division general State of the National Guard in Massachusetts, also said no guards were called at that time, but they continue to watch the storm.
In the Rhode Island, Army General Division General Robert Bray, State Adjutant General, participated in a press exposed this afternoon with the Governor of the State and other heads of cabinet to discuss Earl hurricane and its potential impact on the State.
(Air force lieutenant colonel Ellen Krenke wrote to the Office of the National Guard)
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