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facilities and EMS’s across five zones statewide. In addition to GEMA, DPH and GFC, a number of agencies have partici- pated in the effort, including the Georgia State Patrol, Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Department of Trans- portation, Georgia National Guard and local law enforcement.
It is often said the Incident Manage- ment System “brings order out of chaos,” which adequately describes the Herculean effort that has allowed Georgia to stand strong against a powerful new enemy. On March 13, GFC’s IMT joined the effort. With experienced GFC personnel staffing leadership roles in Command, Planning, Logistics and Operations, systems were founded to manage every aspect of the flow of materials and information that truly has had life-and-death importance: coronavirus test kits, ventilators, surgical masks, hand sanitizer, face shields, even body bags—in sizes “adult” and “pediat- ric.” This warehouse has kept the lifeblood for saving lives flowing strongly.
As sheltering in place, social distanc- ing and scrupulous hygiene became the norm, GFC IMT personnel logged week
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INNOVATION.
It is often said the Incident Management System “brings order out of chaos,” which adequately describes the Herculean effort that has allowed Georgia to stand strong against a powerful new enemy.
after week of service. An average 60 GFC people are serving every week. Twenty GFC people per day on average are working in the warehouse. The enor- mity and pace of the mission cannot be overstated. GFC’s emergency responders say it’s their job, and they’re proud to be serving their fellow Georgians.
Tornadoes
Between the night of April 12 and the morning of April 13, 30 tornadoes touched down across Georgia. They ranged from level EF0 to EF3, and from a half mile to 17 miles long. The storms affected rural,
urban and suburban areas. GFC chain- saw crews were instrumental in clearing damage from roadways and public prop- erty. An Urban Forest Strike Team from GFC’s Sustainable Community Forestry Program conducted field assessments along seven storm tracks. Altogether, the storms produced $3,692,960 in timber damage across 5,218 acres in 31 counties. Community forests near the cities of Fort Oglethorpe and Odum sustained damage to approximately 100 trees on four city- owned properties, including two public parks. https://gatrees.org/wp-content/ uploads/2020/05/Timber-Impact-As- sessment-April-2020.pdf.
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