Announcements

Upcoming Chainsaw Deployments in Missouri. @ 4:00pm CT
by Missouri

LERT volunteers will be needed in the upcoming weeks to clear trees at 7 locations in Missouri. As these locations are in different cities. I anticipate needing to create 7 deployments on possibly 7 different days. I will be working to combine and reduce the quantity of deployments if possible.Three of the tree locations will require a lift. Six lo...

NE Oklahoma Storm Damage Assessment @ 12:00am CT
by Oklahoma

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. -People in Bartlesville are cleaning up after straight-line winds up to 92 miles an hour snapped trees, downed power lines, and interrupted Fourth of July celebrations. ALERT Rapid Response Team (RRT) will deploy Tuesday, July 7 for damage assessments to congregation members of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

LERT Standby --Detroit Lakes area @ 12:00am CT
by Minnesota_North

Monday evening,  July 6th, thunderstorms with high winds struck the Detroit Lakes, MN, area.  Power lines and trees were downed.  Utility workers and First Responders are on the scene.  A deployment will be announced as soon as an assessment is done and areas are safe for LERT volunteers to respond.  Do not deploy...

Groundbreaking Ceremony – Saxon Lutheran Memorial Visitor Center, 7-21-2026 @ 8:00am CT
by Missouri

All LERT volunteers are invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Saxon Lutheran Memorial Visitor Center, which will replace the building lost in the fire.The groundbreaking ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial site.LERT volunteers who previously served at Saxon are encouraged to...