{"id":2641,"date":"2024-01-10T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redesign.salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2024\/01\/10\/the-salvation-army-responds-to-tornado-in-cottonwood-al\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:01:57","slug":"the-salvation-army-responds-to-tornado-in-cottonwood-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2024\/01\/10\/the-salvation-army-responds-to-tornado-in-cottonwood-al\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salvation Army Responds to Tornado in Cottonwood, AL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2641\" class=\"elementor elementor-2641\" 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-f9ec578 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9ec578\" 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-50e88dff\" data-id=\"50e88dff\" 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-367f323c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367f323c\" 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>Cottonwood, AL (Jan 10, 2024) &#8211;<\/strong> After tornadoes swept through Cottonwood, Alabama, on Monday evening, the town hall, city water department, and multiple downtown buildings were&nbsp;demolished. \u201cThe town of Cottonwood is basically destroyed,\u201d said Jim Smith, Director of Public Safety. Due to lack of power and blocked roads, the Director of Public Safety issued a dusk-to-dawn curfew for anyone not working with emergency management or disaster relief operations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>Salvation Army teams were quick to respond. Major Linda Payton, commanding officer of the Dothan, AL Salvation Army, had a canteen out all day Tuesday, serving meals and drinks to first responders and emergency management personnel as they began the process of clean up. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>\u201cWe plan on returning tomorrow morning,\u201d stated Major Payton. \u201cThen, we plan to take it one day at a time while we are needed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>With a presence in nearly every zip code in the United States, The Salvation Army is ready to jump into action with relief services wherever a disaster strikes. With over a century of disaster relief experience, they have the ability to&nbsp;tailor their services to fit a specific community in need. &#8220;We scale to the storm, because when it comes to disasters, one size does not fit all. Our response can be local because we are local,&#8221; said William Trueblood, Divisional Director of Disaster Services for the Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi Division.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Salvation Arny is&nbsp;here before, during, and after the storm.&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>Cottonwood, AL (Jan 10, 2024) &#8211; After tornadoes swept through Cottonwood, Alabama, on Monday evening, the town hall, city water department, and multiple downtown buildings were&nbsp;demolished. \u201cThe town of Cottonwood 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