Berwyn Volunteers Return Home from TX; 2 area Volunteer Firefighters Deploy
 
By Newsdesk
September 17, 2017
 

BERWYN, PA - This past week saw the safe return home of Berwyn Captain Evan Brazunas and Firefighter/EMR Mary Ellen Toscani Cleary from their deployment with Team Rubicon in the Texas region devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Evan and Mary Ellen performed damage assessment in large portions of Harris County, Texas. This helped to assist Team Rubicon and FEMA with identifying what the continued needs are of homeowners in the disaster zone. They also assisted with the movement of supplies for the overall disaster relief operation.

This weekend, Berwyn Firefighter John 'Jack' Zabinski and Valley Forge Firefighter Lorenzo Gianandrea departed from JFK Airport in New York to head to Texas with Team Rubicon to lend their help. Jack and Lorenzo will be assisting with the disaster relief and recovery operation that encompasses a vast area in Texas.

Best of luck to Jack and Lorenzo as they continue to show the momentum ongoing disaster relief effort in Texas. Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. To learn more about Team Rubicon visit https://teamrubiconusa.org/.

As the recovery process continues many people are asking what they can do to help. You can donate and/or volunteer your time by checking out the links listed below.

American Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org/
Team Rubicon - https://teamrubiconusa.org/
Feeding Texas - http://mailchi.mp/ac80c17d9660/harvey-food-banks
Texas Diaper Bank - http://www.texasdiaperbank.org/

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Berwyn Firefighter John 'Jack' Zabinski and Valley Forge Firefighter Lorenzo Gianandrea departed from JFK Airport in NY this weekend to head to Texas with Team Rubicon USA.
Berwyn Firefighter John 'Jack' Zabinski and Valley Forge Firefighter Lorenzo Gianandrea departed from JFK Airport in NY this weekend to head to Texas with Team Rubicon USA.
This was one of the damage assessment teams that Evan and Mary Ellen worked with in Harris County, Texas with Team Rubicon.
This was one of the damage assessment teams that Evan and Mary Ellen worked with in Harris County, Texas with Team Rubicon.
 
While the TV coverage of Hurricane Harvey has fallen out of the national spotlight, these images are present everywhere you look in many parts of Texas.
While the TV coverage of Hurricane Harvey has fallen out of the national spotlight, these images are present everywhere you look in many parts of Texas.
The amount of debris lining the streets throughout the impacted areas in Texas is staggering.
The amount of debris lining the streets throughout the impacted areas in Texas is staggering.