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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.– 21 members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard supported four Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) directed missions in northwestern Pennsylvania during the record snowfall of Dec. 25-26.
Service members were positioned at locations in Erie and the surrounding area with equipment, including ten high-clearance High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles ready to provide requested assistance.
The four missions included: transporting Pennsylvania State Police officers, participating in ambulance calls and transporting medical personnel to work, conducting wellness checks on vulnerable populations, and stationing a liaison at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate efforts.
Throughout the course of the storm, Guard members assisted disabled vehicles, cleared roads, and shoveled out Manchester Commons, a nursing home.
“We were responding to a minor vehicle accident when we got a call from the EOC that the Manchester Commons nursing home needed help,” said 1st Sgt. Jarett Buchanan, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division.
“We started shoveling, and kept going for about three hours. They were really thankful and we were happy to do it, that’s what we’re here for.”
During this state activation for this record breaking 58.5 inch, nearly 5 foot, snowfall, Erie County requested assistance from PEMA, which requested assistance from The Pennsylvania National Guard.
Founded in 1747, the Pennsylvania National Guard is comprised of nearly 20,000 Soldiers and Airmen in more than 90 communities across the Commonwealth.
| Date Taken: | 01.10.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.10.2018 16:16 |
| Story ID: | 261791 |
| Location: | FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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