Fire chief reports on city’s response to Hurricane Ida

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, September 17, 2021
  • Lauren Leonards, of Mire, drops off supplies at the Eunice Fire Department central station for Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. Accepting bags of cleaning supplies and mops is Eunice Fire Chief Michael Arnold. (Photo by Myra Miller)
    Lauren Leonards, of Mire, drops off supplies at the Eunice Fire Department central station for Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. Accepting bags of cleaning supplies and mops is Eunice Fire Chief Michael Arnold. (Photo by Myra Miller)

    The Eunice Fire Department led a four-day response to assist with Hurricane Ida recovery in parishes of Terrebonne and Lafourche. At Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Fire Chief Mike Arnold detailed the response to Hurricane Ida that devastated areas of southeast Louisiana beginning Sept. 1. “This year we felt like we needed to do something,” Arnold said. “The mayor gave me permission to l…