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Statesboro volunteers, VOAD and local news outlet describe neighborhood disaster response efforts
Summary
Residents and volunteer organizations described Statesboro—fforts to map road closures, coordinate volunteers and raise recovery funds after storms, citing local volunteer training and a neighborhood alert map.
Statesboro residents and volunteer organizations described local disaster-response work that they say helps neighbors stay safe after storms. Edie, a resident who helped start BOAD, said she and her father built a real-time disaster map after Hurricane Matthew to notify neighbors about road closures and conditions.
The accounts matter because they portray community-led systems that residents say supplement official emergency response during and after storms. Speakers credited volunteer training, local fundraising and communications tools with improving recovery and resilience.
Edie (Resident)…
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