Jamestown  (CSi)  The Ringdahl EMS strike team has been deployed to Texas assisting with hurricane/tropical storm Harvey relief operations, deployed to San Antonio, Texas.

A news release says, the team is made up of five Advanced Life Support ambulances and two support vehicles from MN and ND ambulance locations.

Ringdahl EMS North Dakota operations director, P.J. Hardy of Jamestown says, “We have some staff and trucks from all of our locations including Jamestown.”

The news release says,  deploying these resources does not affect Ringdahl EMS’s ability to provide timely medical response in any of the communities we support.

It is anticipated that the crews will be on a 7 to 14 day activation, but variable as the situation evolves.

Ringdahl EMS is prepared to send additional personnel if the need for assistance goes beyond 14 days.

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