by Debbie Burke
updated
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 12:14 PM
Denise Coriell and Rutland CIty Fire Chief Bob Schlachter in the
Incident Command Center at the Killington Road Firehouse.
Seth Webb and Kathleen Ramsay hard at work in the Incident Command
Center at the Killington Road Firehouse. Many volunteers manned the
center along with representatives from the Vermont State Police,
local constables, fire officers and emergency workers from
Pittsfield, Bridgewater, and Mendon. 1st Deputy Chief Jim Fiore has
been acting Fire Chief as our Fire Chief Patrick McDonnell has been
working along with the Killington Town Road Crew while
also keeping a watchful eye on fire department activities at
the same time. Media filming national reports on Killington have
been CBS, ABC and CNN as well as Vermont TV stations Channels 3 and
5.
The Killington community and the resort have pulled together and
the recovery from the floods that Hurricane Irene brought is coming
along slowly but surely. Kudos go out to all of the volunteers in
our community, both residents and visitors alike. Thanks also to
the National Guard who flew in needed supplies to keep us going and
to the staff at the Killington Elementary School for providing
community meals and shelter. It was much appreciated. We will
recover, the machinery has been working diligently, and a huge
amount of progress has been made in opening the roads. The Town of
Killington road crew managed by Ken Merrill has done an outstanding
job of fixing our town's roads and bridges. The expectation and
hope is that we will have drivable roads to Woodstock and Rutland
before long. The work continues at the incident command center at
the Killington Road Firehouse. If you need assistance, call
422-FIRE and someone will help you with your needs.
The Killington Resort's facilities are very quickly on the mend,
with most of the parking lots re-graded already and work on the
damaged Superstar Bar is ongoing, but please know that the damage
to the main building is very minimal. According to Killington
Resort's President Chris Nyberg, the resort will open for skiing
and riding on schedule with no delays, which is very good news
indeed! We all hope and pray and truly expect that the roads will
be in good shape for foliage season.
The Mountain Times website is completely up to date on the latest
updates from the Town of Killington, the State of Vermont and FEMA,
which remain fluid, so keep looking up our website if you need any
information on Killington or need any help in any way or form!
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