Friday evening a thunderstorm blew through Benson, dumping a significant amount of rain accompanied by high winds. One resident of Benson reported receiving over 3” of rain from the storm, noting significant wind damage to wheel mounted agriculture irrigation pipes as well as erosion damage to a road on the bank of the Bear River.
Just like our annual earthquake drills provide opportunities to test our emergency communications plans, these incidents can be opportunities to test our emergency response capabilities - specifically the assessment phase - where we check on our neighbors and report any needs to the Bishop through the organization of the ward.
I would encourage all Preparedness and Communications Specialists to work with the Bishop and Ward Council to determine if this assessment process is best handled with existing ministering assignments, or by other means.
If I can be of assistance, please let me know.
Follow this link to review the Stake and Ward Preparedness section of the Church website.