Lexington-based company heads to Florida to help as Helene rolls in
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – “When people packed a bag, it was not the small bag. It was the big bag this time,” said Matt Daley. Daley works with Emergency Disaster Services and is just one of those who packed the “big bag” to head to Tallahassee, Florida, along with his Kentucky crew to help out […]
Lexington-based Emergency Disaster Services aid in Louisiana after Hurricane Francine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Lexington’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) provides a base camp location for utility workers. Right now, they are in Louisiana to support workers on the front lines following Hurricane Francine. In the aftermath of the storm, people across Louisiana faced power outages and flooding. Crews from Lexington-based Emergency Disaster Services are in […]
KU and other Kentuckians helping after Debby slams the southeast
(WKYT) – Debby has been wreaking havoc across the southeast, making landfall as a hurricane in Florida early Monday morning and then again as a tropical storm in South Carolina early Thursday. Many groups from Kentucky, including Kentucky Utilities and Emergency Disaster Services, have been in the southeast helping provide relief. “This week, we’ve […]
Kentucky organizations preparing to aid southeastern US in Debby recovery
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Some Kentuckians are preparing to send crews to Georgia and Florida to assist with relief efforts in the wake of tropical storm Debby. “Our crews will be on standby for those who are going down to help with mutual aid. And then after that water subsides, and you see all […]
Kentuckians help out with Hurricane Beryl cleanup efforts in Houston
Kentuckians are helping out with cleanup efforts in Texas after Hurricane Beryl made landfall earlier this week. The U.S. death toll from the storm has risen to at least 10. Emergency Disaster Services, a logistics firm based in Lexington, is responding to Beryl. Almost all of the workers are from Kentucky including truck drivers carrying […]
Kentuckians helping in Beryl’s aftermath
KENTUCKY (WKYT) – In Kentucky, we are no stranger to cleaning up after a storm but this week, Kentuckians are headed to Texas to help with relief in the wake of Hurricane Beryl’s damage. “It means a lot to help. You know it matters to us to help other utilities in other states and other […]
Lexington’s Emergency Disaster Services responds to Texas disasters
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky-based logistics disaster firm is responding to not one, but two major disasters in Texas right now. Lexington’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) is the largest logistics disaster firm in the country, said Matt Daley, the group’s director of communications and logistics. EDS deploys teams and fleets of equipment to help in […]
‘Dignity Station’ coming to serve Lexington’s homeless population
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A clean bathroom, a place to shower and a place to wash clothes. This is what some in Lexington’s homeless population have been pleading for for some time. Soon, those basic necessities will be on wheels all under one roof and travel where needed. The “Dignity Station” is a one-of-a-kind trailer […]
Emergency Disaster Services assisting as Title 42 ends
EL PASO, TX. (WKYT) – New immigration rules take effect tonight at midnight, when the pandemic-era health policy, known as Title 42, ends. It allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants due to COVID. The policy changes come as border patrol reported a one-day record of more than 10,000 apprehensions earlier this week. Lexington-based company […]
Kentucky crews help restore Florida veteran’s pride
(LEX 18) — For the Kentuckians who rush to disaster areas like the members of Emergency Disaster Services out of Lexington, the Hurricane Ian response has been a long assignment. “Some of these guys, they’re starting a new month. It’s November 1. They’ve been here since late September. I know a lot of guys are […]