On July 1, 2009, the chapter responded to a townhouse fire. We were able to assist a large family with lodging, contacting their insurance company, minor health services and information on how to replace important paperwork. The chapter also had Kira, one of our newest DAT volunteers, respond to her first fire on this call.
Additionally, this was the second use of our new Emergency Notification call-out system. The ENS system records a message, which is then sent out to all of the disaster volunteers, and minimizes the amount of time it takes for the chapter to respond.
Additional information on the fire was published in the Washington Post, and in Leesburg Today.
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