Domestic Disaster Response & Preparedness
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ONGOING RESPONSES
Wildfires - Hawai'i Tornadoes/Severe storms (2023) - AR Tornado (2023) - Texas Tornadoes (2023) - MS, AL, and GA Severe Storms/Flooding (2023) - California Wildfires (2022) - New Mexico and California Hurricane Ian (2022) - Florida Hurricane Fiona (2022) - Puerto Rico* Flooding (2022) - Kentucky* Tornado Outbreak (2021) - Kentucky* Hurricane Ida (2021) - Louisiana, Gulf Coast, East Coast West Coast Fires (2020) - California & Oregon Hurricane Florence (2018) - North Carolina* Hurricanes Irma & Maria (2017) - Puerto Rico* Hurricane Harvey (2017) - Texas |
EMERGING RESPONSES
Week of Compassion is in conversation with local churches and partners in areas where disasters are ongoing or have recently occurred. As needs are emerging, we are assessing potential for response. Wildfires (2024) - Texas Tornadoes (2023) - Tennessee |
Hurricane Florence9/14/2018 2018 - North Carolinaupdated: 04/06/2022 On Sept 14 2018, Hurricane Florence made landfall along the North Carolina coast, just north of the border between the Carolinas. For the next several days, the storm lingered over the region, causing catastrophic flooding, including prolonged significant river flooding. The federal disaster declaration included 34 counties, the majority of which were also in the impact zone of Hurricane Matthew just two years before. Read more about how Disciples are involved AND how you can help!
Carr Fire & Camp Fire7/23/2018 2018 - Californiaupdated: 04/06/2022 Between July 23 and Aug 30 2018, the Carr Fire burned 229,651 acres in the area in and around Redding, CA. Damage assessments estimate the fire damaged or destroyed nearly 2000 structures, including more than 1200 homes. Unusually heavy rains and even a rare heavy snowfall through the fall and winter caused additional challenges for the many people living in temporary shelter, including some still living in tents or on the streets. Another catastrophic fire broke out in the region on Nov 8 2018, in Butte County. Over the next 3 weeks, the Camp Fire consumed 153,336 acres, including most of the town of Paradise, and resulting in 85 confirmed fatalities. At least 52,000 people were evacuated, and more than 14,000 homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Just weeks after the fire, heavy rains in the burn scar area caused flash flooding and mudslides, prompting additional evacuations, causing more damage, and slowing the debris removal process. Read more about how Disciples are involved AND how you can help!
EF3 Tornadoes7/19/2018 2018 - Iowaupdated: 08/15/19 On July 19 2018, a tornado outbreak occurred northeast of Des Moines, IA. Among the recorded tornadoes were an EF2 in Bondurant, which damaged several dozen homes, and an EF3 in Marshalltown, which damaged more than 1000 homes as well as multiple manufacturing plants and a downtown business district. Damage to the manufacturing plants in Marshalltown resulted in temporary and long-term unemployment for many residents in the area, including many who also experienced damage at their homes. Read more about Disciples involvement.
Hurricane Irma9/10/2017 2017 - Floridaupdated: 04/06/2022 On Sept 10 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall as a Category 4 storm in the Florida Keys before moving up the spine of the peninsula. Nearly 2.5 million households in Florida registered for assistance with FEMA, many of whom had also suffered damage during Hurricane Matthew just 11 months before. Read more about how Disciples are involved AND how you can help!
Hurricanes Irma & Maria9/6/2017 2017 - Puerto Ricoupdated: 08/17/2023 In early Sept 2017 Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 hurricane, wreaked havoc across the Caribbean, including the US Territory of Puerto Rico. Just 2 weeks later, another Category 5 storm, Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on the main island of Puerto Rico. The two storms demolished much of the infrastructure on the island, leaving nearly the entire population without access to power or clean water. Additionally, the storms destroyed several hundred thousand homes and caused thousands of deaths. The commonwealth has a population of nearly 3.4 million people, but for several years has been experiencing dramatic migration away from the island, due in large part to a prolonged economic crisis. The hurricanes led to a mass exodus from the island, to the US Mainland. Read more about how Disciples are involved AND how you can help!
Hurricane Harvey8/25/2017 2017 - Texasupdated: 04/06/2022 On Aug 25 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, TX. Over the next week, the storm stalled over southeast Texas, producing unprecedented rainfall and catastrophic flooding across 41 counties. Nearly 1 million households were directly affected. One year after the storm, 30% of people who were impacted by the storm reported their lives were still disrupted, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Episcopal Health Foundation, 15% of the homes damaged or destroyed by the storm were still unlivable as of the one year anniversary. Read more about how Disciples are involved AND how you can help!
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