Mid-Missourians ready to help with Sandy aftermath

The facade of a four-story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue collapsed onto the sidewalk as FDNY firefighters respond, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. Photo by The Associated Press.

By News Tribune

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Mid-Missouri is well represented in the recovery efforts for the areas affected by Superstorm Sandy.

Photo by The Associated Press

A sign informs motorists along U.S. Route 50 that Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which connects the state's eastern and western shores, is closed because of winds from Hurricane Sandy Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.

Ameren Missouri announced Saturday it would send more than 100 personnel to south New England, with some of the initial 50 coming from Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks. The company sent an additional 57 linemen on Monday afternoon, bringing the total to 99 linemen and 30 support and supervisory personnel.

The American Red Cross’ Heart of Missouri Chapter volunteers and vehicles are deploying to Middletown, N.Y., in response to the storm. One chapter volunteer deployed to Pennsylvania on Saturday. A volunteer from Osage County is deploying to Harrisburg as a logistics chief.

Three members of the Jefferson City Fire Department serve on Missouri Task Force-1, the search and rescue team that responds to federal disasters. As of Monday afternoon the group was ordered to ....

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