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Originally Posted by Dantilla

Last year, there was some extreme, but localized flooding here in Washington State. I was part of a group (one of many church groups) that showed up at the "command center" and offered our help. When we finished installing new insulation in our assigned home, we needed an inspection before hanging any sheetrock. A guy whipped out his cell phone, and the county inspector was there within 45 minutes- On a Saturday! The inspector told me that there was so much work to be done, he offered to volunteer his time to make sure people could put their houses together. The county said he could not volunteer, since he needed to be covered by state industrial, so they would go ahead and pay him to work on Saturday.

Rural farmers know how to get things done!

When there's a natural disaster around here, people from the entire region show up to donate their time and service. There's a reason why the clean-up starts immediately after the search & rescue. People donate time and money, companies donate workers and equipment, things get done and people get help. People helping each other, with no financial incentive.