Cass County QRF-487:
Master Sgt. David Bush, of the 119th Civil Engeer Squadron, moves sandbags from a North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) dump truck April 29 as he passes the sandbags down to a line of sandbaggers at a rural Cass County residence near West Fargo, N.D. Bush is a member of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team (QRF) responding to a request from a rural resident to the Cass County emergency operations center for sandbag assistance to create a flood levee barrier blocking rising overland flood water around the house. As of April 29 there are three Quick Reaction Forces (QRFs) which are available to respond in Cass County, Harwood, Davenport and Kindred. Including support personnel, there are about 170 Guard members currently on flood duty in Fargo and Cass County. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)