STORMS HAD ALL FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY OVER WEEKEND

Sirens were heard many times during the storms over the weekend, on Saturday alone, the Blair Volunteer Fire Department responded to well over thirty calls. Mutual aid partners also responded, with several calls for assistance at the Dollar General warehouse where part of a roof collapsed, Riverside RV park and other areas of town that were hit by winds reaching 90 miles per hour. Among those other agencies helping – Kennard, Fort Calhoun, Herman, Arlington, Bennington, Irvington, and Omaha fire departments as well as the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Blair Police.