September 4, 2020

Electric Chainsaws for Debris Removal for Iowa Recovery

September 4, 2020

As citizens regained power in the following week, the Solar Energy Rapid Response team (SERRT) returned their solar trailer to Minneapolis and donated two electric chainsaws to assist NECHAMA Jewish Response to Disaster as they stayed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Electric chainsaws are proving to be essential for disaster recovery and volunteer training because they are quiet, light, and do not require gas.

These chainsaws were used for debris removal--the most powerful electric chainsaws can cut through diameters of two feet or more. According to city workers in Cedar Rapids, it will take at least a month to remove all the debris to open up essential streets.

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