Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, impacting the same area devastated by Hurricane Idalia almost a year ago. Hundreds of thousands in the region were without power and a tornado watches were in place for millions of people in Florida and Georgia.
WCK’s Relief Team prepositioned ahead of the storm and prepared hundreds of sandwiches to provide immediate support as we assessed needs. Our new Rapid Response Field Kitchen also saw use for the first time. The vehicle is the latest addition to our fleet and is a state-of-the-art, mobile Field Kitchen that enables our teams to begin cooking thousands of meals immediately after a disaster.
Our teams responded to Hurricane Idalia in this same region last year, providing nearly 100,000 meals to families impacted. This is the second hurricane WCK has responded to in 2024, our teams were on several Caribbean islands after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in early July.
A vehicle with a lot of potential
The Rapid Response Field Kitchen is a custom-designed truck that can quickly access hard-to-reach communities. This vehicle has everything on it—kitchen equipment, ingredients, and even solar panels—to cook hot, nourishing meals in the worst affected areas after a disaster.
Chef Joey
To meet the needs of impacted families in Fort White, we worked our with food truck partners Grinnin’ Possum and Elly’s Hot Dogs to provide comforting meals. Chef Joey of Grinnin’ Possum served his signature shrimp gumbo. This is his third time supporting a WCK emergency response in the region—watch him cooking up gumbo in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia and talking about the importance of food in hard times.
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WCK’s Relief Team mobilized across the Big Bend area of Florida after Hurricane Debby made landfall. WCK prepositioned in Tallahassee and deployed our new Rapid Response Field Kitchen to support communities in need as soon as it was safe to do so. The vehicle is the latest, state-of-the-art addition to our fleet that enables our teams to begin cooking thousands of meals immediately after a disaster.
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WCK’s new Rapid Response Field Kitchen set up in Florida to support people impacted by Hurricane Debby. This self-sufficient vehicle built with the support of @DollarGeneral is designed to reach isolated communities immediately after a disaster. Unlike our other food trucks, our team cooks outside the vehicle which allows us to prepare more meals faster.
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WCK’s Monica and Chef Wendy are in Fort White, Florida where we have set up our new Rapid Response Field Kitchen to cook for families impacted by Hurricane Debby. The vehicle, built with the support of @DollarGeneral, enables us to begin cooking thousands of meals in isolated communities immediately after a disaster.