Team Rubicon: Volunteers help clear 32,000 cubic feet of storm debris in Missoula
The day after the July 24 violent windstorm that swept through Missoula and surrounding areas and sent thousands of trees and limbs crashing down, a “quick reaction force” of volunteers began lending a helping hand.
Zac Taylor moves a portion of a downed tree stump while on an “op” for Team Rubicon in Missoula on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
BEN ALLAN SMITH, Missoulian
And still, over two weeks later, the volunteers from Team Rubicon are hard at work removing debris from yards, streets and alleys in town.
Team Rubicon is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that sends volunteers, many of whom are military veterans or first responders, all over the United States and the world to assist in disaster recovery efforts.
They don’t just show up without an invitation. They were contacted by the Missoula County Office of Emergency Management to assist after the storm.
In all, they had 73 total volunteers work in Missoula since the storm and they’ve removed 32,000 cubic feet of debris from people’s yards and public areas free of charge.
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