Topic: Disaster Relief and Recovery
Posted on 5/24/2018
Cherry Creek Radio’s KXDR-FM Missoula, Mont., teamed up with Team Rubicon, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that utilizes the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams, to fill sand bags for residents of Missoula during a severe flood in early May. Additionally, KXDR-FM dedicated a part of their webpage to flood information, providing up-to-date evacuation orders, sandbag and shelter locations, road closures and emergency hotline information.
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