U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Troy Ritter examines a damaged mobile home outside Lake Charles, Louisiana, where Hurricane Laura struck in August on top of the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S.
Public Health Service Capt. Troy Ritter examines a damaged mobile home outside Lake Charles, Louisiana, where Hurricane Laura struck in August on top of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Troy Ritter says he usually has a hard-and-fast rule about being sent into the field: Don’t say no.A CDC environmental health officer and captain in the U.S.
Public Health Service, Troy frequently gets dispatched to help prevent the spread of disease after a disaster. But when Hurricane Laura slammed into the southwestern Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds, he found himself having to.