{"id":100514,"date":"2018-04-03T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T12:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=100514"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:57:08","slug":"groups-seek-items-for-local-fire-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/04\/03\/groups-seek-items-for-local-fire-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups seek items for local fire victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n

The Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency\u2019s CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and The Salvation Army have now joined forces to better assist the Van Wert County community.\u00a0The goal of the two organizations is to keep everything local.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith local control of the donations and the items of assistance, it will better serve our community,\u201d said CERT Chairman Mark Klausing. \u201cMakes me feel good that a great<\/em> organization such as The Salvation Army would like to team up with us to greater serve the community of Van Wert.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Salvation Army has always been about helping people in their greatest hour of need,\u201d said Salvation Army Lt. Josh Morales. \u201cYou can\u2019t plan when a disaster happens to your household. We\u2019ve already been helping with a number of things and this partnership with CERT will allow us to be able to provide more for the victims.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) on shown with Salvation Army Lts. JB Brookman (left) and Josh Morales (right).<\/strong>photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Salvation Army is happy to team with CERT and provide services to people that have literally lost everything,\u201d Lt. Morales added.<\/p>\n

Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy said the partnership between the CERT and The Salvation Army is a perfect solution for Van Wert County, as it brings CERT and Salvation Army resources together.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy supporting each other in disasters and fires, the organizations can better serve the citizens of Van Wert County, which is their ultimate goal, and I believe it\u2019s what the people want and deserve,\u201d McCoy said.<\/p>\n

Currently, CERT and Salvation Army are teaming up to raise support for residents left homeless by recent county house fires.<\/p>\n

The first home had five occupants, with the woman eight months pregnant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey lost everything in the fire,\u201d Klausing said. \u201cWith a new baby on the way, they need our help in many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

CERT and the Salvation Army are looking for assistance in the following items for the family:<\/p>\n

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  • Adult female: pants size, 3XL; shirt size, 3XL; shoe size, 10; coat size, 3X.<\/li>\n
  • Adult male: pants size, 32-by-34; shirt size, medium; shoe size, 11; coat size, large.<\/li>\n
  • Adult male: pants size, 36-by-36; shirt size, 2XL; shoe size, 11; coat size, 2XL.<\/li>\n
  • Child female: pants size, 5-6; shirt size, 5-6; shoe size, 11; coat size, 8.<\/li>\n
  • Child male: pants size, 3; shirt size, 3; shoe size, 10; coat size, 4-5<\/li>\n
  • Infant male: Anything and everything needed for a newborn male child due in June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The second occurrence was an apartment fire that also affected other units in the apartment complex and both the CERT and Salvation Army are currently working to get those victims\u2019 needs established.<\/p>\n

    Needed at this time are:<\/p>\n

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    • Adult male: Pants size, 36-by-32; shirt size, XL; shoe size, 13; coat size, XL.<\/li>\n
    • Adult female: Pants size, shirt size, medium; shoe size, 7.5; coat size, medium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The third house fire includes three adults and a child.<\/p>\n

      Needs at this time are:<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Adult male: Pants size, 36-by-32; shirt size, XL; shoe size, 10; coat size, XL.<\/li>\n
      • Adult female: Pants size, 12; shirt size, medium; shoe size, 9.5; coat size, medium.<\/li>\n
      • Adult female: Pants size 6\/8; shirt size, medium; shoe size, 9; coat size, medium.<\/li>\n
      • Child male: Pant size, 34-by-32; shirt size, large; shoe size, 10-10.5; coat size, large.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Clothing and other items can be dropped off to the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 1116 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. Specify which fire the donation is for. Monetary donations can be sent to The Van Wert County Foundation\/CERT, 138 E. Main St. in Van Wert.<\/p>\n

        Any questions, call the EMA office at 419.238.1300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency\u2019s CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and The Salvation Army have now joined forces to better assist the Van Wert County community.\u00a0The goal of the two organizations is to keep everything local. \u201cWith local control of the donations and the items of assistance, it will better […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 02:47:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}