{"id":2635,"date":"2024-02-28T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redesign.salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/salvation-army-teams-push-onward-with-effort-to-support-firefighters-battling-west-central-nebraska-wildfires\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T01:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T01:06:53","slug":"salvation-army-teams-push-onward-with-effort-to-support-firefighters-battling-west-central-nebraska-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/salvation-army-teams-push-onward-with-effort-to-support-firefighters-battling-west-central-nebraska-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army Teams Push Onward with Effort to Support Firefighters Battling West-Central Nebraska Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2635\" class=\"elementor elementor-2635\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c5ae672 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c5ae672\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d76ee7\" data-id=\"55d76ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356d1198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356d1198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska (February 28, 2024)\u2014<\/strong>Salvation Army Western Division teams pushed onward Tuesday and Wednesday in their efforts to support first responders amid ongoing wildfires in the area.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>Tuesday was day two of an Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) operation staffed by a combination of Western Divisional Headquarters personnel and North Platte Corps personnel.&nbsp; On Tuesday, they worked with a local church to provide both lunch and dinner to scores of firefighters who\u2019d been battling the blazes outside of town.&nbsp; At midday, the team gathered at North Platte Corps, made 150 sandwiches, and transported them over to the central fire station, where first responder crews drove them onward to firefighters on the front lines of the wildfires.&nbsp; Tuesday evening, the Salvation Army team provided 85 hot meals to firefighters for dinner, with the main course coming from a local Raising Cane\u2019s restaurant.&nbsp; A local Runza fast-food establishment and a Pepsi distributor also assisted with the feeding effort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>As of Tuesday night\u2014aided by a cold front that brought a round of snow to the North Platte area\u2014fire crews had made great progress, with county officials declaring the wildfires to be more than 70 percent contained.&nbsp; The total number of departments battling what was left of the blazes had shrunk from 24 to 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>Wednesday morning saw The Salvation Army continue its feeding operation, albeit with smaller numbers of firefighters left to feed.&nbsp; Eighty breakfasts were served Wednesday.&nbsp; Some 40 lunches were ordered up by officials \u2013 to be served to firefighters at midday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>The Salvation Army will continue to provide support in North Platte and the surrounding area for as long as it is needed. &nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska (February 28, 2024)\u2014Salvation Army Western Division teams pushed onward Tuesday and Wednesday in their efforts to support first responders amid ongoing wildfires in the area. 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