Puerto Rico Wing members and their CIvil Air Patrol colleagues from three other wings are responding in the air and on the ground to catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Fiona.
Members are flying damage assessment photography missions over affected areas, including structures such as roads and bridges, power plants, schools, and hospitals. The images they provide help emergency management agencies decide where damage is most severe and resources are most needed.
“These difficult times reminded us of the lessons from Hurricane Maria,” said Lt. Col. Carlos M. Arroyo, CAP incident commander, referring to the September 2017 storm that devastated the island. “From what we learned, and the training acquired, the Puerto Rico Wing and fellow CAP members improved our response time and use of top-end technology.”
About 55 CAP members have participated in the disaster response so far, representing not only the Puerto Rico Wing but also Connecticut, Missouri, Tennessee, and CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
CAP has carried out 26 flights totaling 26.9 hours, with aircrews accounting for 17.6 hours and sUAS teams for 9.3 hours, The aerial missions have generated 10,339 images.
Ground teams have conducted 74 missions and produced 333 high-water-mark reports.
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