Labor volunteers pitch-in to set up ad hoc Emergency Operations Center

SHOUT OUT to the Labor volunteers who turned out last week to help set up the StL Metro First Responders ad hoc Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Ballwin (top). Jeremiah Bates (right), of Ironworkers Local 396, was among those who answered the call for help, volunteering their skilled labor to get the EOC ready. Kevin FitzGerald (below, a left), of Insulators Local 1, and Brian Stiens (right), also answered the call. They’re seen here with District Fire Chief Mike Thiemann, Division Chief, External Affairs & Emergency Management at Metro West Fire Protection District.