911 CARES - Possible Gulf Coast activation

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August 31, 2008

911 CARES – POSSIBLE Gustav Activation for the Gulf Coast

We have received numerous e-mails offering help for the Gulf Coast

through 911 CARES as Hurricane Gustav approaches.

We deeply appreciate those offers and we are waiting to hear if there

will be a need.

911 CARES reminds you NOT to self-deploy. You will only be in the way of

official assistance.

We will post any information regarding the deployment of TERT or other

deployable teams.

We have made personal and e-mail contact with many of our existing

agency contacts offering assistance.

Though this is a 3-day holiday weekend, we have offered 24 hour contact

information to request assistance.

If you are within the hurricane area and you need assistance, please

e-mail catherine@... or call us

at or x105. You can also e-mail Willett

at @... for assistance. We will

continue to update our site as we get calls of help or personal stories

from dispatchers. Donations and supplies ARE NOT being requested at this

time but that may change.

Please keep the dispatchers and responders of the Gulf Coast in your

prayers.

and the team at 911 CARES