GAUZE

If you see a GAUZE volunteer in your neighborhood, do not be alarmed. If you see twelve, be slightly alarmed.

GAUZE Q1 summary: 7 callouts. 4 Category 4. 2 Category 5. 1 Category 8 standby. Volunteer hours: 1,240. Volunteers who said 'never again' and then volunteered again: 9.

Category 8 update: GAUZE maintains standby posture near Arkness Falls Reservoir. No deployment ordered. Volunteers remain on 2-hour recall. #Category8

GAUZE volunteers on standby. We are monitoring. #Category8

GAUZE volunteers provided blankets, water, and support at the Cladmore evacuation point. 23 patrons. All stable. Most still hungry. #EndlessBaracoNight

After-action summary, Cladmore: response time 8 minutes. Evacuation complete in 14. All civilians accounted for. One returned for their queso. We retrieved the civilian.

Interagency coordination confirmed. Effective as always.

GAUZE deployment report: Category 4 intestinal event, Taco Baraco, Cladmore. 23 patrons affected. Regional Coordinator Hedda Mott on site. All volunteers accounted for. #EndlessBaracoNight

Category 4+ preparedness: maintain a 72-hour emergency kit. Include water, food, a change of clothes, and a Shart Survival Kit. The last item is not optional. #ShartPreparedness

GAUZE is recruiting volunteers for Category 4+ emergency response. Training provided. Emotional debriefing available but not mandatory. It probably should be.