A national disaster response organization touched down in Erie to help locals affected by the storm. They’re called Team Rubicon, and they were founded by veterans to help pick up the pieces after disaster strikes.
We visited one of their work sites as they removed a tree for two homeowners in need.
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Team Rubicon has members based across the country, so they are always in the loop when disaster strikes. Soon after the devastating storms of September third, they began putting plans in motion to help the Erie community.
“We have these great sawyers and great swampers that came from all over the Northeast. I came from Texas, I got in 10 o’clock the night before last and I was here at 8 o’clock the next morning coming to work. My team had already been on the ground. They came and looked; they said this is the one we need to work on,” Saw supervisor Tony Brown said, explaining their selection process and swift response…