The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and the American Red Cross worked together to keep people in high flood zones safe on the Northside safe amid hurricane season.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and the American Red Cross worked together to prepare people living in high-risk flood zones on the Northside for hurricane season. The organizations handed out 150 hurricane preparedness buckets filled with essential items Saturday morning to families in need who live along Ken Knight Drive and Moncrief Road in the Ribault neighborhood.
“I’m getting all kinds of goodies: masks, hand wipes, gloves,” resident Edward Cook said. “Sometimes when it rains real hard, it comes all the way up to the street.”American Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Joe Clark said a lot of residents did not have hurricane preparedness kits in their homes.“This neighborhood is historically known for bad flooding.
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