Type of Response: Tree Debris Removal
Location: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5659 Honore Ave Sarasota, FL 34233
Housing Details:
- Cots will be provided
- Bring bedding for cot and or air mattress
- Shower provided.
- Power and water has been restored.
- A/C working in sleeping area.
- Meals will be provided
Equipment:
Limited equipment may be available, bring your own chainsaw equipment & PPE.
Only those 18 and old, who have gone through the LERT Chainsaw training, may operate a chainsaw or work as a puller.
Background checks are required for this deployment.
Please be aware that the details of this deployment are very fluid. Information is changing as the response continues. We will try to send updates in a timely fashion, but please check back often as information may change.
All volunteers who show up without registering will be considered spontaneous and will not be permitted to join in our work.
Workdays will be Monday through Saturday, (1/2 day Sat for those staying), with Sunday[to] and Saturday[from] as travel days.
Health Precautions:
· Florida this time of year can still be hot (80’s – 90’s).
· Proper personal protective equipment (PPE), hardhat, eye protection, protective chaps, gloves must be worn when operating or working near a chainsaw.
· Sturdy, steel-toed work boots are required. Tennis shoes and open-toed shoes are not allowed on work sites.
· Long pants are required.
