A member of the Terre Haute Fire Department was honored Friday for his part in hurricane relief efforts in 2018 as a member of an Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s task force.
Russell Feuquay, captain with THFD, was awarded a letter of accommodation from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for his efforts in Bay County, Florida, in the wake of Hurricane Michael. He also received a letter of appreciation from the Bay County Board of Commissioners.
Feuquay said he and seven others in November 2018 arrived in Florida and were tasked with managing a “mega” shelter of between 300 and 400 people.
Unlike other recovery and rehabilitation efforts Feuquay had worked in the past, managing a shelter for two weeks and ensuring those displaced had what’s necessary for survival was a unique challenge, he said.
“This was a very different mission for us,” Feuquay said.