Disaster Relief & Search
The United Cajun Navy responds year-round to wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and search missions. Our teams deploy boats, drones, and K-9 units to save lives and support communities in crisis.
Rescue Readiness
United Cajun Navy has several volunteers trained in swift water rescue and search and rescue, who spring into action once the National Weather Service issues a storm warning. Volunteers arrive prior to a storm making landfall, setting up staging areas. They coordinate through digital communication and HAM radio with volunteer dispatchers monitoring all channels for assistance requests.
Post-Storm Support
After the storm passes, volunteers help those who suffered loss of residence or require clean-up help. Our tree groups trim limbs off homes, patch holes in roofs, tarp and board up windows, muck out flooded homes, and more. For the United Cajun Navy, "Neighbors" means every community in need.
Active Deployments
HURRICANE ISAIAS
Oct 2026Hurricane Isaias (85 mph winds) is tracking ENE toward the northern Gulf Coast, targeting landfall late Friday/early Saturday from SE Louisiana to the FL Panhandle. Life-threatening storm surge & flooding expected. Volunteer fleets are staging across LA-FL. Stay alert!
Expected Impacts
Life-threatening storm surge, high winds, and flash flooding from heavy rainfall across coastal corridors. States of emergency have already been declared in affected regions.
Search & Rescue Capabilities
A multi-disciplinary approach to search and rescue operations.
Water Rescue
Swift water rescue teams trained and equipped for flood operations, navigating dangerous currents to reach stranded individuals.
K-9 Search Teams
Certified search dogs deployed for missing persons operations, covering vast areas with speed and precision.
Drone Operations
Aerial surveillance and thermal imaging to locate survivors in hard-to-reach areas and provide real-time situational awareness.
HAM Radio Network
Dedicated volunteer dispatchers monitoring communications and coordinating rescue efforts when cellular networks fail.