Relief efforts are in full force across the Tampa Bay Area as the one month mark since Hurricane Ian hit the Fort Myers area approaches.

From garages filled with stacked donates to loaded trailers ready to be delivered, local donation drives continue to help deliver supplies to those in need.

President of St. Petersburg Association of Firefighters, Local 747, Richard Pauley, shows items donated during a recent block party.

Everything was donated — water, sports drinks, toilet paper, canned goods and products for babies and pets.

A delivery heading out soon will not be the first.

“This will be our second trip to South Florida,” said Pauley. “We took about 8,000 pounds of supplies down right after the storm.”

Supplies are all going to help people in need, he said.

Pauley, a firefighter with more than 30 years experience, responded to the area right after the hurricane hit. He’s seen the devastation firsthand and says he knows, even one month later, that the need there is still significant.

“The initial supplies, and also these will, be distributed at a fire station," Pauley said. "So whether they chose to use their Citizens Emergency Response Team or however they decide to get these supplies out to the community, that’s up to them."

He said donations and relief will also help fellow first responders still on the job.

“They realize that first responders would still be at work, still trying to rescue victims, weren’t necessarily able to secure their homes, tarp their roofs, cut out wet drywall,” said Pauley.

The supplies will help a community in need.

“We’ve got about $1,000 worth of gift cards from Publix and $1,000 from Home Depot that we purchased and that’s gonna go in addition to these things," he said.

Donations from Tampa are also going to the area.

The city also deployed first responders and held a drive — three 53-foot trailers full of supplies will be delivered to a distribution center and distributed to the hardest-hit areas.

Police Departments from St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tarpon Springs have also sent supplies. Pauley, appreciative of the outpouring of support, said this is all part of a continued effort.

“You always have the initial response and then we want to make sure these people know that they’re not forgotten,” he said.