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LINCOLN — A Nebraska emergency response team specializing in communications has been deployed to help North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday.
The four-member Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) left Friday for Buncombe County and is expected to return home in 14 days. That county is one of the hardest hit from the storm.
“The hurricane catastrophically damaged communications systems in North Carolina and this team is desperately needed to provide the kind of specialized 911 communications support that will ensure public safety,” Pillen said in a news statement.
Nebraska’s TERT deployment is in response to a request received through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, an interstate mutual aid agreement between all states designed to streamline the process for requesting disaster resources.
