VIDEO: Disaster response teams across the Kansas City area are preparing to answer the call as the nation is on standby for Hurricane Ian and its aftermath.
“We’ve had these drivers and trucks on standby since late last week, so they’ve been there probably since first thing this morning,” said Stan Hays, CEO and co-founder of Operation BBQ Relief.
Operation BBQ Relief has been working to put people and resources in place, taking full advantage of the calm before the storm.
The first wave of volunteers were en route to Dallas on Monday to pick up about 60,000 to 70,000 portions of food ready for distribution.
“We’ll set up a tiny village about the size of two football fields when it’s said and done,” Hays said. “We’re gonna need about 100 to 125 volunteers a day based on what we think, which is gonna be around 30,000 to 35,000 meals a day.”