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Bismarck\u00a0 (NDDES) \u00a0 A group of North Dakota firefighters will be traveling to Louisiana this week to assist with recovery efforts from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Ida. Gov. Doug Burgum has approved an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)<\/a>, allowing a team from the Bismarck Rural, Williston and Dickinson Fire Departments to deploy equipment and personnel for operations along the Gulf Coast. An EMAC is an emergency response mechanism that allows states to send personnel, equipment and commodities to assist with response and recovery efforts in other states.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two firefighters from Bismarck Rural and four from Williston Fire Department <\/em>departed Wednesday<\/em><\/a>, Sept. 1, and convoyed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This morning, four firefighters from the Dickinson Fire Department and another four firefighters from Williston Fire Department, as well as one Williston Rural Fire Department firefighter and a City of Williston public works employee departed for Baton Rouge to assist with recovery efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cEven though there are miles between us geographically, North Dakota and Louisiana have a strong relationship through past EMAC collaboration. We have sent resources and personnel to help as far back as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Likewise, Louisiana has lent law enforcement support to us in past emergencies,\u201d said North Dakota Homeland Security Director Cody Schulz. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our firefighters for volunteering to help those in need. We will keep them in our thoughts, and we wish them well on a safe mission and return home.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe are beyond proud of our members and what they are setting off to do. Without hesitation, they are answering the call and we are thankful for the partnership with Bismarck Rural. We wish them safe travels and look forward to their return,\u201d said Williston Fire Chief Matt Clark.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Bismarck Rural Fire Department is honored to help support recovery efforts and our members did not hesitate to answer the call. We are thankful for the partnership with the Williston Fire Department, and I am confident that these two departments are ready to support the mission they have been called upon to complete,\u201d said Bismarck Rural Fire Chief Dustin Theurer. \u201cWe wish both departments safe travels, a safe mission in Louisiana and safe return home.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Dakota\u2019s volunteer team was assembled after sourcing and coordination through the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (DES). North Dakota has a long history of providing EMAC support to other states. Since 2005, DES staff have supported response agencies through EMAC during disaster events in multiple locations, including: Louisiana (2005 hurricane), Mississippi (2011 flooding), Puerto Rico (2017 hurricane), Florida (2017 hurricane), Hawaii (2018 volcano), Oklahoma (2019 flooding\/tornadoes) and, most recently, Oregon (2020, wildfires)<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The team of North Dakota firefighters is expected to return in late September.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Previously<\/p>\n Bismarck (NDDES) \u2013 A group of North Dakota firefighters will be traveling to Louisiana this week to assist with recovery efforts from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n Gov. Doug Burgum has approved an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), allowing a 6-person team from the Bismarck Rural and Williston Fire Departments to deploy equipment and personnel for operations along the Gulf Coast. An EMAC is an emergency response mechanism that allows states to send personnel, equipment and commodities to assist with response and recovery efforts in other states.The Bismarck Rural Fire Department crew unloads its water tender before departing to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cEven though there are miles between us geographically, North Dakota and Louisiana have a strong relationship through past EMAC collaboration. We have sent resources and personnel to help as far back as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Likewise, Louisiana has lent law enforcement support to us in past emergencies,\u201d said North Dakota Homeland Security Director Cody Schulz. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our firefighters for volunteering to help those in need. We will keep them in our thoughts, and we wish them well on a safe mission and return home.\u201d<\/p>\n While in Louisiana, the North Dakota firefighters will work under a fire department in Baton Rouge using their 2,500-gallon and 3,000-gallon water tenders. They will be assigned to structural fire suppression missions in support of commanders on the ground.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are beyond proud of our members and what they are setting off to do. Without hesitation, they are answering the call and we are thankful for the partnership with Bismarck Rural. We wish them safe travels and look forward to their return,\u201d said Williston Fire Chief Matt Clark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Update Bismarck\u00a0 (NDDES) \u00a0 A group of North Dakota firefighters will be traveling to Louisiana this week to assist with recovery efforts from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Ida. Gov. 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The North Dakota firefighters \u2013 two from Bismarck Rural and four from Williston \u2013 assembled today in Bismarck for coordinating instructions and will be convoying to Baton Rouge over the next two days.<\/p>\n