Members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force (QRF) team load sandbags from a flatbed truck onto a forklift April 29, so they can be transported over a flooded roadway to a rural farmstead home west of West Fargo, N.D. The QRF is responding to a request from a rural resident 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.