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| Jim Van Gordon (seated in uniform) working to help save lives during Texas floods |
The Boone County Fire Protection District Facebook page provided this update a few hours ago:
"MO-TF1(Task Force One) rescued 316 people, 35 pets and provided instructions to 41 individuals who decided to shelter in place. One incident that truly saved lives was a home that was filled with Carbon Monoxide. The generator was running inside and the levels of CO were very high. The family was rescued and transported by ambulance. A true disaster averted for that family.
Below is the work that continues long after the rescues are made and crews return to base. All numbers are verified with names on the lists as well as GPS mapping of areas searched to avoid duplication and confirm that no area was missed. The work behind the scene is just as important as the work in the field.
We would anticipate the same work continuing today in the Houston area as there are many more subdivisions flooded and citizens needing help."
Below is the work that continues long after the rescues are made and crews return to base. All numbers are verified with names on the lists as well as GPS mapping of areas searched to avoid duplication and confirm that no area was missed. The work behind the scene is just as important as the work in the field.
We would anticipate the same work continuing today in the Houston area as there are many more subdivisions flooded and citizens needing help."
Jim Van Gordon is the son of John Van Gordon and Pam Allen of Butler.
Jim has currently been relocated to O'Fallon, Missouri but he still remains on Task Force 1 and is the head of planning for incident command. Jim's job is to develop a plan of action for the incident after being assigned and develop mapping and GPS location which is a program that he helped to design.
Jim is a 2003 graduate of Butler High School and he is also fully trained as a water rescue technician and Heavy rescue structural collapse Tech....as well as in Urban search and rescue.
You can keep of with Jim and his team through the Boone County Fire District Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/BooneCountyFire/
See video of Task Force 1 in action here: http://fox2now.com/2017/08/28/missouri-task-force-1-rescuing-residents-in-houston-area/
See video of Task Force 1 in action here: http://fox2now.com/2017/08/28/missouri-task-force-1-rescuing-residents-in-houston-area/
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| THE WORK CONTINUES after rescues in the field; all information must be checked and double checked as shown here |
