Operation

Dorian Greyshirt

Type 1 Hurricane response

Great Abaco, Bahamas

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Core capabilities

We will be conducting muck outs, chainsaw operations, heavy equipment operations, expedient home repair, and debris removal to assist residents affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, beginning on September 6th.

We are also seeking Physicians, PAs, NPs, RNs, and Paramedics willing to deploy as part of our core capabilities teams, conducting the work listed above, but available to provide medical support to Team Rubicon deployers as needed.

Be advised conditions on the ground are austere. Please review the additional requirements listed on this page to ensure you understand what that means for deployment conditions.

 

 

Eligible Greyshirts must:

  • Be available for one or more of the following deployment waves:
    • today, for 14 days total
    • *wave above indicates flexible dates, please see Mobilization tab for details
    • 10/10 - 10/23
    • 10/23 - 11/5
    • 11/5 - 11/18
  • Have Health Insurance
  • Hold a valid and current Passport that is a minimum of 6 months from expiration at time of travel
  • (Medical team only) Hold a valid and current medical license for the positions listed below:
    • Physician
    • Physician Assistant
    • Nurse Practitioner
    • Registered Nurse
    • Paramedic
  • Have completed the following:
  • It is recommended that all deployers are current on the following vaccinations:
    • MMR
    • Tetanus
    • Hepatitis A and B
    • Note: Vaccination costs are not covered or reimbursable

Additional requirements due to austere conditions:

  • Capable of traversing uneven terrain over long distances, carrying your own personal gear and any group equipment as required by your team
  • Capable of sleeping on the floor, potentially in tents, in a non-temperature controlled environment
  • Understand meals provided will be limited to MREs. Any dietary restrictions that prevent deployers from eating MREs will prohibit deployment
  • Understand personal hygiene measures in austere enviornments may include, but are not limited to, a lack of access to standard bathroom facilities and showers
  • Understand that any assitive devices requiring power supply or that prevent traversing of uneven terrain will prohibit deployment due to conditions on the ground, transportation available, and available power supply resources
  • Understand deployers are responsible for carrying a supply of any personal medications to cover the entire deployment, plus travel, without access to refrigeration or access to refill on scene during deployment
  • Understand that service animals are not accepted for deployment on international operations. Review our Service Animal Policy
  • Understand there may be multiple modes of travel, including helicopter, sea plane, private jet, yacht, and other watercraft
  • Understand that costs for passport acquisition or renewal, vaccinations, and international data or calling plans are not covered or reimbursable
  • Understand that there may be specific health conditions or restrictions that prohibit deployment on this operation
  • Understand that deployers may encounter human remains during deployment
  • If any of these are problematic for you, we understand. While everyone has a role in Team Rubicon, please consider if your role should be in the field on this operation.

 

Logistics staging area

Team Rubicon will be staffing a state-side Logistics Staging Area (LSA) in Boynton Beach, FL, to assist in material dispersal to the Bahamas in response to Hurricane Dorian. We are seeking Greyshirts with logistics experience, a willingness to learn, and certified or experienced forklift operators.

Please note, this is a domestic deployment for logistics support only. Deployers to the LSA will not be sent forward to the Bahamas, and will not be conducting core capabilities field work during deployment.

 

Eligible Greyshirts must:

 

Mobilization Updates

Greyshirts will receive individual updates via email based on their registered availability. Check in here for general updates from the National Mobilization Team on which waves they are working through currently, additional dates opening for registration, and any other important mobilization related updates.

Mobilization Update 9/17:

Medical Capes: The medical mission in the Bahamas has demobilized, with the original team returning to their homes tonight. We are still seeking medical team members to provide support to TR deployers in support of the Core Capes teams in the field. Please see the International tab on this page for more details and to register your availability.

Core Capes: Today we have executed the largest mobilization of Greyshirts on an international mission in a single day. 80 Greyshirts were selected to deploy on what is now Wave 2. The next wave is anticipated to occur 9/26 - 10/10, for a total of 15 days.

We have established a foothold and are pouring in Greyshirt support to the island. If we didn’t get you on this last wave and your last sign up dates do not include the next wave, please register again through the link on the International tab of this page. Thank you all for your patience and support!

Mobilization Update 9/7:

Core Capes: Thank you for being patient as we establish an operational foothold and logistical network in the Bahamas. The size and scale of the destruction is immense and the need is great.

Right now, the mobilization of Greyshirts is tied directly to the mobilization of the equipment we will use upon arrival. The logistical supply chains are being set up and expanded. Command and General Staff has set up a FOB in Abaco. We have sawyers and their chainsaws in Great Abaca now, some of whom traveled by boat. We are transporting a few Greyshirts and strike team kits tomorrow.

Due to the requirement to be flexible, we are relying more on the open ended availability dates we asked you to submit, rather than the flight waves. Therefore, it is important to keep that in mind if you would like to adjust your availability. Please note, we will not deploy you for longer than 14 days, regardless of your availability. Lastly, we will always reconfirm with you before purchasing flights.

We are deploying Greyshirts today, tomorrow and throughout the week as possibilities open up. Given this information, if you need to, please adjust your availability using the links on the appropriate operation tab.

If you have any questions, please review the Op Dorian Greyshirt information below. You will find your mobilization point of contact on the POC tab, who will have the answers and/or know how to find them.
 
Medical Capes: The update above also applies to the sending of a second medical team. We added a tentative wave to the sign up form, starting next Wednesday for 14 days. But, it is your open ended availability that will help us to remain flexible and maximize positive impact as opportunities open up. Keeping in mind we won't ask you to deploy for more than 14 days and we will always reconfirm with you before we purchase tickets.
 
Overall: Since this is a response operation, we will be able to give you more notice before we reconfirm for you to deploy as the operation becomes more established. In these initial stages, there is less lead time. So pack your go bags and answer phone calls from unknown numbers, because it is probably going to be me or another member of our Mobilization team asking to you step on to a plane with 0-2 days lead time.

Mobilization Update 9/5:

Medical capabilities: Greyshirts who signed up for wave 1 have now been selected. So if you signed up for wave 1 as well as other waves, then stand by updates on future waves. If you only signed up for wave 1 and did not receive reconfirmation, please sign up again for future dates.

Core capabilities: We were able to send forward some Greyshirts, but will likely end up sending more sometime between 9/5 and 9/18 as the situation develops. The Mobilization team will always reconfirm via text or phone call before purchasing flights. Withdrawing when asked to reconfirm will not affect your eligibility for futures waves.

Core capabilities: We've changed the start date of wave 1 to 9/7. This will only affect new sign ups.

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Situation

After passing through the Lesser Antilles, Hurricane Dorian became a Category 1 Hurricane on August 28. The storm intensified to a Category 5 on August 31 reaching max sustained winds of 185mph on September 01. The storm began passing over Abaco Island and Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas on September 01, bringing strong winds and storm surge. The storm stalled over the Bahamas until September 03. Prolonged heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surge destroyed over 13,000 homes and killed 20 people as of September 04. Hurricane Dorian downgraded to a Category 4 on September 02 and weakened to a Category 2 by September 03. The storm turned north and is projected to skirt the Eastern Seaboard, with potential landfall occurring in North Carolina.

Capabilities

Muck-Outs

'Muck' is the unwanted stuff that forces its way into a family's home causing damage, usually a result of flooding. Muck-out Operations are straightforward—clear it out—but the work is crucial and grueling.

Chainsaw Operations

One of our most utilized skillsets, Sawyers are vital and universal on a disaster response where fallen trees are likely and need to be safely relocated. Qualified Sawyers sound off!

Heavy Equipment Operations

When the task calls for pushing, lifting, or moving storm-caused debris, our Heavy Equipment Teams roll in on skid steers, dozers, and the like to clear the way.

Expedient Home Repair

When things get ugly, one of the hardest parts is prepping for the skilled labor to come in and make it pretty – we’re free, fast, and do great work.

Debris Removal

There’s a lot of stuff - trees, house debris, water - where it doesn’t belong. We help get things back to normal.

Emergency Medicine

TR medical professionals can deliver emergency medical/trauma care and stabilization, provide inter-agency and emergency management coordination, and assist with the creation and organization of patient transport systems management.

Disasters and humanitarian crises introduce unique challenges and demands. Team Rubicon has field tested and established a range of capabilities and will deploy with the required resources for volunteers to get to work on an operation. These are the specific capabilities we'll put into action on this operation.

Mission

Team Rubicon will plan and conduct a Type 1 response to Grand Bahama and Great Abaco, Bahamas to assist in ongoing hurricane response and recovery efforts and the response is expected to last 60 days beginning on 09/05/2019. Team Rubicon’s task force will provide muck outs, chainsaw operations, heavy equipment operations, expedient home repair, and debris removal to assist residents. Operations will continue until all tasks within mission scope are complete; the assigned mission duration lapses; or available personnel, resources, and incident management assets are no longer adequate to support safe and effective operations unless otherwise directed by the Senior Manager, Operations Support, William Porter.

Goals

01

Effectively integrate into the overall disaster response effort and official Bahamas Ministry of Health structure and operation

02

Assist in the protection of life, preservation of property, and incident stabilization, and speed the transition to recovery by providing EMT Type 1 medical services

04

Ensure continual and complete accountability of all resources, personnel, and funds deployed to the disaster area

03

Effectively and efficiently transfer provision of services and safely demobilize from the area of operations when a demobilization trigger is activated (see mission statement)

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