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Our OEM/CERT/SAR meeting will be this Thursday, July 7th at our office in Middlebourne. The meeting will start at 7pm. Refreshments will be provided. We will discuss training, the disaster and anything else on your mind. Please call, text or email me if you would like to meet for dinner […]

I just received this from www.volunteerwv.org. Volunteer Reception Centers are open in Elkview, Lewisburg, and Richwood/Summersville this week. Groups and individuals can visit these locations to volunteer. For more information on flood relief visit wvflood.com. ElkviewVRC or 304-859-3748). LewisburgVRC.) Current opportunities: Clendenin – Muck out and clean up crew. (Report […]

Attention volunteers! The regional point of distribution in Lookout WV (Fayette County) is in need of volunteers to help unload trucks and send out supplies to the flood victims. The area is still in need of household cleaning supplies and non-perishable food. No clothes or water are needed at this […]

Here is the link to the disaster relief fund https://wvvoad.communityos.org/cms/home – click the link button to make secure cash donations to the flood relief. This fund is set up via WVVOAD – via the United Methodist Foundation for WV disaster relief.

I am trying to get the official word on what to do with donations and volunteers. I just received this from WV DHS, “WV VOAD in coordination with Volunteer WV have acquired access to a warehouse to accept and manage donations. The coordination efforts are not complete, and they are […]

Wv VOAD (Voluntary Orginizations Active in Disasters) has asked all people wishing to volunteer to help in the flood relief sign up on the VolunteerWV.org website. If you are affiliated with Tyler OEM, please use that as your organization. I will let you know if I get further directions. Please […]

Folks, Sorry for the delay. I’ve been on the road all day and on the phone all day. Locations are starting to get ready to receive volunteers. I am attempting to send you all to one location. I am waiting to hear back from the emergency manager, VOAD has already […]

Folks, As you probably know WV has declared a state of emergency for 44 counties due to severe flooding. I have been receiving calls from many of you offering to help. I have also been on the phone with WV Homeland Security and WV Voluntary Orginizations During Disasters (VOAD) all […]

For the past several years Tyler OEM volunteers have participated in the annual Ohio River Sweep. The purpose of the event is to gather up debris on the river and along the shores. This is not just a local event, it’s done at over 100 locations along the beautiful Ohio […]

Our June OEM/CERT/SAR meeting will be this Thursday June 2nd at our office in Middlebourne. The meeting will start at 7pm. Refreshments will be provided. I’m hoping for strawberry pie! We need to get some training scheduled. Let me know what type of training you would like to do. I’ll […]

Folks, There will be a Technician Class Amateur Radio training and test sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Church is located at: 130 Paddock Green Drive New Martinsville, WV 26155 (Located behind the Department of Highways building off Rt 2 in northern New Martinsville) Classes: […]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 15-21, 2016 ! Although we are not usually hit directly by hurricanes we have been severally impacted by them. Also, many of our residents travel to areas that are directly impacted by them. Please take a look at the link below to find out more […]