Chico, California (Fire) / 5,225 Meals Over 6 Days
The Camp Fire in November 2018 was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history to date.
OBR on 60 Second Docs
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OBR Helping Hurricane Michael Victims, People Magazine
Read the full article on www.people.com at https://people.com/human-interest/operation-bbq-relief-serving-meals-hurricane-michael-victims/.
Tallahassee & Panama City, Florida (Hurricane) / 808,220 Meals Over 30 Days
Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous US in terms of pressure. Michael made landfall as a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane-force wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and higher than normal tides along the gulf coast caused extensive damage.
Wilmington & Hope Mills, North Carolina (Hurricane) / 323,925 Meals Served Over 16 Days
Hurricane Florence caused severe damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding. Florence dropped a maximum total of 35.93 inches (913 mm) of rain in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone recorded in the Carolinas.
Operation BBQ Relief proudly served it’s 2,000,000 meal during this deployment.
Signal Hill with Stan Hays Interview
Stan Hays is the Co-Founder of Operation BBQ Relief. Named one of CNN’s Top 10 Heroes of 2017, he and his team of volunteers have served more than one million meals for victims and first responders of natural disasters such as the 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri; Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas and most recently, the California wildfires. Nick Vasos chats with Stan about what inspired him to start the nonprofit, how he is able to serve to the masses and his BBQ influences including a unique flavor… Alabama white sauce.
Montrose, Pennsylvania (Flood) / 1,950 Meals Over 3 Days
Multiple days of heavy rain caused flash flooding Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Redding, CA (Fire) / 20,553 Meals Over 9 Days
The Carr fire began on July 23, and burned more than 218,000 acres. It caused evacuations of over 36,000 people in the surrounding communities.
Moro, Oregon (Fire) / 2,000 Meals Over 3 Days
The Substation fire burned approximately 80,000 acres.
Eureka, Kansas (Tornado) / 1,505 Meals Over 2 Days
On Tuesday evening, a tornado ripped through the small town of Eureka, KS for a second time in less than two years. By Wednesday afternoon, Operation BBQ Relief volunteers were on the ground preparing hot BBQ meals for those affected and the first responders helping in the community. The first meals were served within 18 hours of touchdown. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who were able to respond in record time to help those in need.
