GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Ruth Nolasco is one of the people staying at the American Red Cross shelter in Brunswick at the Selden Park Complex.
She showed News4Jax that her house on Browntown Road is in the danger zone, which is why she was forced to evacuate.
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“We were running,” she said as she saw heavy smoke coming from behind her house on Thursday. “I was calling 911.”
The result of all of the wildfires forced Nolasco, her five kids, and her boyfriend to evacuate. She has no idea what the status of her property is. Nolasco says she is anxious as she says her immediate family is all she has to get through this since she does not have other family or friends in the area.
“We need help,” Nolasco said. “We don’t have anybody. I feel so alone with my kids. I don’t know what I have to do. I have my life. That is what is important.”
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Nolasco says she is thankful for all the help she has received so far, including staying a few days at Southside Baptist Church in Nahunta. She and her kids also received clothes from the church.
According to Nolasco, the principal from Brantley High School also dropped off donated clothes to them.
For now, Nolasco and her family are staying at the shelter in Brunswick for the foreseeable future, which also allows people to bring their pets.
Mike Bowie is the shelter manager and wants that facility to be a comfortable and safe space for anyone else who needs to use that resource.
“We provide them with a bed, blankets, air conditioning,” Bowie said. “There is a big TV in there for the kids to watch. There is a park out here for the kids to play. There are tennis courts. We also provide three meals a day.”
“I wake up and I say, ‘what am I going to do right now,?” Nolasco said. “I pray to God because He’s the only one I know.”