{"id":12368,"date":"2018-11-04T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=12368"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:26:41","slug":"salvation-army-team-from-canada-serving-in-panama-city-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/04\/salvation-army-team-from-canada-serving-in-panama-city-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army Team from Canada Serving in Panama City, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PANAMA CITY, FL <\/strong>\u2013 A team of 12 Salvation Army emergency disaster personnel from Canada have their boots on the ground to manage operations in the Florida Panhandle as residents continue to cope with the destruction and devastation from Hurricane Michael. \u00a0<br><br>\u201cWe are extremely grateful to have our Canadian counterparts managing operations in Panama City,\u201d says Steven Hartsook, Divisional Disaster Service Director, The Salvation Army of Florida. \u201cThe presence of the Canadian Incident Management Team (IMT) ensures we can continue with our operations and service delivery.\u201d<br><br>Members of the Canadian team come from across the country and some have previously been deployed to help The Salvation Army\u2019s response to Hurricane Harvey and Irma.<br><br>\u201cThe team comes with a complement of varied experience and willingness to serve,\u201d says Carolynn Barkhouse, Incident Commander. \u201cWe want to provide supportive services that people need to rebuild their lives. We want to simply walk alongside them as they work to establish a new \u201cnormal\u201d and reclaim hope for the future.\u201d<br><br>In Canada, The Salvation Army\u2019s Emergency Disaster Services program began back in December 1917 in response to the Halifax Disaster. 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