Two members of a local American Red Cross chapter could be on their way to the Midwest this week to help flood victims.
Mike Mowen, director of emergency services for the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said he received notice Thursday that two of his volunteers were to be put on alert for possible deployment to the Upper Midwest, where weeks of rain have caused heavy flooding in parts of Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri.
"They are supposed to be ready to go on a moment's notice," Mowen said. "I'd say there's a good possibility that they will be going."
The two volunteers and one of the chapter's emergency response vehicles will be used to deliver food to isolated flood victims if they are deployed, Mowen said.