CURRENT UPDATES ON FL2 DEPLOYMENT

Latest Update 9/16/99 2100 Hours

At this time the team is standing down and making preperations to come home

Latest Update 9/15/99 1430 Hours

FL2 augmented with FL3 (Tampa) for a team of 40 members including Physicians, Paramedics, Emt’s, Rn’s, Pharmacists, Respiratory therapist and support personal . They are currently on the road and heading for Ft Gordon in August GA. They will be under the command of MST# 2 Buddy Bell. Expected arrival is around midnight tonight
FL2 and FL3 will be joined by GA3, ARK1 and FL5.

SC1, OH1,Michigan1, FL1 and PHS1 are heading to Ft Jackson in Columbia SC and will be under the command of MST#1 Chuck Hutchins.

NC1 will be in Winston Salem NC on Standby.

9/15/99 0705 HOURS
WEATHER HERE IN FT MYERS IS CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS
FL2 IS DEPLOYED AND I AM WAITING FOR INFO AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING

9/14/99 1755 HOURS
THE TEAM IS ASSEMBLING AND HEADING OUT SHORTLY. I WILL BE REMAINING BEHIND DUE TO ILLNESS. WEATHER CONDITIONS HERE IN FT MYERS AREA ARE CLOUDY, BREEZY WITH OCCASSIONAL SQUALLS.

9/14/99 1210 HOURS
FL 2 HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IN PREPERATION OF HURRICANE FLOYD