After a two-week deployment as a member of FL Region 4/6 AHIMT, Battalion Chief John Maddox has returned from Eastern Kentucky, where he assisted with logistics in the City of Hindman after devasting floods in the area last month.
Chief Maddox worked with team members from Region 3 All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT), the Knott County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and the State of Kentucky EOC to secure immediate need items such as portable restrooms, hand washing stations, shower trailers, laundry trailers, and light towers. Hindman City Hall was designated as a Point of Distribution (POD) for the City residents – Chief Maddox would assist with staffing the POD daily with volunteers and other support agencies.
It is the duty of the Lakeland Fire Department to provide professional, compassionate, and respectful emergency services to anyone in need, and we are glad to be able to extend those values across state lines.
