a friend is a trucker (retired now, but active cdl) and willing to go lend a hand. does anybody

[niyad]

know who he should contact to volunteer his services?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Red cross maybe, or a local airport where people are using their own planes to fly

down and help, they could take him

[niyad]

2. thanks. he mentioned the red cross. will suggest the local airport.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. I hear patriots are doing what the traitor in the WH waited too long to do and that is they

are just flying down there with supplies and then returning with bodies.

I am not doing anything other than donating money, so I am not judging anyone else other than those who it is their fucking JOB to do something, like Trump.

[Madam45for2923]

3. I had some volunteer info in my thread here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029641274

specifically this post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029641274#post3


Very grateful to your friend!

[Lee-Lee]

5. Tell him if he goes he needs to carry everything he will need.

Go down carrying enough food for the duration he plans to stay, means to prepare it, at least 2 ways to filter water and a well stocked first aid kit.

Anyone going down needs to be totally self suffiencent and carry everything they will need for as long as they plan to stay, so they don't put a higher stain on the already destroyed distribysystem or use up resources meant for the victims.

If a list can help I can post some links to so workable filters and freeze dried food supplies at decent prices.

[niyad]

6. thank you for that excellent information.

[LexVegas]

7. Thats ridiculous. nt

[Lee-Lee]

10. No its not- that is a basic, basic part of emergency response planning

People going in to a place short in potable water and food who come in without carrying food and a means of water to support themselves just make the problem that much worse.

You never deploy people to a disaster zone without the means to take care of the life support for them without further taxing the area your trying to help.

Freeze dried foods are light, as are water filters. You can pick enough for 2-3 weeks in a checked bag on a flight. A small multifuel camp stove will run on whatever fuel you can get and will consume tiny amounts so what you use won't be a burden, since you can't fly with the fuel.

People who go down to help and then get there with not means or plan to care for themselves become another mouth for all the system that can't feed the victims now to feed.

[Madam45for2923]

8. Please do post those lists!

[Lee-Lee]

11. I will as soon as I'm back on a real computer

Too hard to copy and paste on the phone.

[Madam45for2923]

12. Sounds good!

[samnsara]

9. pack as if youre going to Burning man or to a Red Cross...

...hardship assignment. A friend of mine went on one and she even had to carry in her own water....

[BigmanPigman]

13. Someone just posted that they need truck drivers and gave a number

to call.
Puerto Rico needs truck drivers: (from Twitter)

https://twitter.com/UncannyXmen2017
The tweet says "If you want to help drive a truck here in Puerto Rico and have a license to drive here'so a number to call and text [phone]#PuertoRicoRelief
DUer "femocrat" posted it at 3:45 today.
I hope it helps.

[Marthe48]

14. PALS

I just saw a story on DU this morning about Pals.

Patient Airlift Services: http://www.palservices.org/

I already forget where I heard about FRTA:

First Response Team of America: http://firstresponseteam.org/employment/

If anyone knows if any organization is helping people relocate, temporary, I have a spare room.