Hurricane training: Salvation Army preps out-of-country workers [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — With just a few weeks to go before hurricane season, the Salvation Army is training out-of-town workers who are preparing to head our way if needed.

And we’re not just talking about people from other parts of Florida. Some are from as far away as Canada.

“That’s a pleasure for us and we’re here to help,” said Dan Millar, one of half a dozen Salvation Army disaster response workers from Canada.

The group is in Tampa for hands-on training just ahead of hurricane season so they can familiarize themselves with equipment and procedures. The upcoming 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be very busy.

“We don’t have all the equipment that they have here,” Millar said.

At the disaster services warehouse in Tampa, a fleet of trucks, food service stations and generators have been set up for …