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Supervisor praises local responders after mass casualty incident at East Lake Community Church
Summary
Supervisor Tuck described a June 12 mass casualty incident at East Lake Community Church that left one person dead and about 21 injured; he praised volunteers, mutual aid agencies and named responders for their incident command and triage efforts.
During board comments Mr. Tuck described a mass casualty incident at an outdoor event at East Lake Community Church on June 12 in which one person died and about 21 people were injured. He said 11 were transported to Roanoke by ambulance and others were treated on site or sought treatment elsewhere.
Mr. Tuck praised the response by volunteer fire and EMS squads, mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions (Forest, Franklin County, Roanoke County) and the work of specific individuals on scene, including incident command by Jeremiah Calhoun and triage assistance by volunteer Keefer Pittman and Deputy Chief Johnston. He said about 27 agencies responded and commended the trauma teams at Roanoke Memorial and Bedford Memorial Hospital for their work.
Why this matters: Mr. Tuck framed the incident as a significant local emergency and commended the coordinated response across volunteer and paid agencies; several named volunteers and leaders were singled out for praise.
Next steps: Mr. Tuck said recovery and follow-up work would continue and trauma counselors remained engaged with congregants.
