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Jackson County EMS Coordinator Mike Ensley, who returned Monday from Kinston,
said, like Bryson, he was "overwhelmed" by the devastation. Ensley - along with
Danny Green, Todd Dillard and Elaine Melton, members of the state's Emergency
Response Team - worked a week of 12-hour shifts assisting with recovery
and deployment.
"John Brown with the Jackson County Rescue Squad had to bring my computer down after I got there," Ensley said, commenting on the flood area's lack of resources. "We were operating a new computer program called EM2000, which tracks all the resources deployed and oversees the main operations. During the week I was there, I tracked over 6,000 missions completed by the National Guard." Ensley, who said the area resembled a "war zone" with all the military equipment, counted 60 helicopters in the air at one time either dropping off supplies or rescuing people and animals. More on the Flood . . . |
East Sylva Baptist Church members loaded boxes of relief supplies, including cleaning supplies, bottled water and non-perishable foods, which were delivered Monday, Sept. 27, to the Baptist State Convention in Cary. From left are Bud Plemmons, Martin Hooper, Gene McConnell, Nancy Danner, Jo Medford, Velma Plemmons and Joann Jamison. Loading inside the truck are John Reid, left, and Bud Medford. The church remains a collection site, and items are still being accepted for another shipment to aid Hurricane Floyd victims. |
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