Revere Thankful for Agencies that Assisted in the Tornado Recovery

August 4, 2014

Mayor Rizzo, and the City of Revere are indebted to neighboring cities and towns, state agencies, and non-profits that assisted the community in the hours and days after the tornado

On Monday, July 28th, Revere’s central business district and neighborhoods both to the east and west were hit by an EF2 tornado. Fortunately, despite the devastation, there were no fatalities, and even more remarkably, no serious injuries. We have been overwhelmed by the support and continued generosity from our neighboring cities and towns, our state and federal delegation, state agencies, city officials, Revere Police, Fire, Public Works, and Inspectional Services Departments, and the numerous crews that worked day in and day out from National Grid, Verizon, and Comcast. Perhaps most impressive was the response and continued optimism of our residents. The support and compassion they displayed for one another during the hours and days after the tornado hit was incredible to see and once again reaffirms my belief that Revere indeed, is a very special place.

We would like to thank the following organizations for their assistance in the moments and days after the tornado:

Organization

Category

Town of Framingham

Offered Assistance

Town of Braintree

Offered Assistance

City of Salem

Offered Assistance

Winthrop Police Department

Police

Everett Police Department

Police

Massachusetts State Police

Police

Boston Police Department

Police

Lynn Police Department

Cronin Rink Usage

DCR

Mobile Command Post

Suffolk County Sheriffs Dept.

Cleanup

Middlesex County Sheriffs

Food

Cataldo Ambulance

Food

Paul Boudreau

Food

Saugus Police Union

Tree Services

Chelsea DPW

Tree Services

Winthrop DPW

Tree Services

Everett DPW

Tree Services

MassDOT

Fire

Malden Fire

Fire

Everett Fire

Fire

Winthrop Fire

Fire

Winthrop Fire Chief

Fire

Everett Deputy Fire Chief

Fire

Everett Fire Mechanic

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

Lynn Fire Department

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

Chelsea Fire Department

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

Medford Fire Department

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

Massport Fire Department

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

Cambridge Fire Department

OFFERED ASSISTANCE

MetroFire

REHAB UNITS

Cataldo Ambulance

REHAB

Boston Sparks Club

REHAB

Salvation Army

Fire

Professional Firefighters of MA

Fire

Boston FF Local 718

MEMA - Mike Main

State Police Helicopter

State Fire Marshall Steve Coan

Inspectional Services

Winthrop

Inspectional Services

Malden Fire

Inspectional Services

Melrose

William Christopher

Boston IS Commissioner

IS - Electrical

Boston

IS - Electrical

Everett

Inspectional Services

Lynn

Inspectional Services

Chelsea

Inspectional Services

Saugus

IS - OFFERED

Gloucester

Chief Rob Anderson

STATE INSPECTORS:

Inspector Ron Wetmore

Team Rubicon

Region 1

American Red Cross

Massachusetts Chapters

Today, our clean-up efforts continue, and we will not be satisfied until our city and our neighborhoods are back, better and stronger than we were prior to Monday’s storm.

Finally, many residents and business owners have been impacted and in some cases, devastated by this unforeseen tragedy. Many of the costs associated with the storm will not be covered by insurance. That is why we’ve created the “Revere Tornado Relief Fund” (www.reveretornadorelief.org). This will be spearheaded by former Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone, and will help victims get their lives back to normal. Thus far, the fund has generated nearly $100,000 in donations. If you would like to donate, please accept our thanks and gratitude for your support and continued generosity.

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