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Sense of ‘obligation’ spurs Helene recovery efforts Firefighters and others from northwestern Guilford County aid western North Carolinas communities after last month’s devastating floods by CHRIS BURRITT NW GUILFORD – While helping the Nebo Volunteer Fire Department in hard-hit McDowell County, Summerfield firefighters Zack Hardy and Colton Ide responded to a call about Photos courtesy of Summerfield Fire District a woman running low on supplies. The mother with a young child “was Summerfield Fire District’s Crew 1, consisting of (photo on left, L to R) Greg almost in tears, just happy that some- Ebel, Colton Ide, Zack Hardy and Shane Taylor, departed around 5 a.m. on body had showed up to check on Sept. 29 on a five-day deployment to assist Nebo Volunteer Fire Department in McDowell County with relief efforts for victims of flooding from Hurricane her,” Hardy said. Helene. A second crew from Summerfield, consisting of (photo on right, L to R) “For me, that one moment Reece Walker, James Torbett, Chris Gibson and Chase Loye, left for a five-day explained why we were up there, helping people who are hurting and deployment on the morning of Oct. 4. are going to be hurting for a long time,” Hardy said. “When you have the ability to help, you almost feel an obligation.” From firefighters traveling to western North Carolina to churches Nebo Volunteer Fire Dept., on the assistance and businesses collecting donations, Summerfield and Gibson fire departments provided northwest Guilford has stepped up. Oak Ridge Military Academy sent a little bit more hope,” said Chadd So far, Summerfield’s fire departnine cadets to the flooded commument has deployed two groups of four Landress, an Oak Ridge volunteer nity of Vilas, near Boone, joining fireman and 30-year veteran of disaster firefighters to assist volunteer fireother volunteers, first responders, fighters in Nebo, at the request of recoveries, including Helene. “At first, relief organizations and governmental it’s overwhelming; it’s chaos. It’s that the Office of the State Fire Marshal. agencies in the aftermath of HurriWhile the fire departments in Oak shock and awe at the beginning. Then cane Helene. Ridge and Stokesdale haven’t they start to feel like they can get
We cannot thank these two fire departments enough. They stepped up and assisted us with every need we had. We could not have made it without them.”
“Every little thing we do brings
through this. They’re not alone.”
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