Months-long recovery efforts come to completion across multiple counties, where in the first week alone, volunteers cleared 298 obstructions, moved over 490 dump truck loads of debris and restored essential services to thousands of survivors.
When Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend area of Florida and caused extreme damage in areas like Taylor County, veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon began spinning up a response operation within hours. But they knew it would be a months-long effort that would require a lot of teamwork, and they would need heavy equipment to clear roads, move trees and clean up debris.
