‘The storm of a lifetime’: Emergency agencies prepare for Hurricane Florence
As the Category 4 hurricane barrels toward the East Coast, thousands of first responders are preparing for what could be a disastrous aftermath
By FireRescue1 Staff
With an estimated 5.4 million people ordered to evacuate, Hurricane Florence is already wreaking havoc as an entire coastline attempts to flee. Despite warnings from the National Weather Service that Florence could be the “storm of a lifetime” for many, many people are planning to stay and ride out the Category 4 hurricane, stocking up on canned food, bottled water and generators.
Industry personnel are also preparing for the storm, with hundreds of first responders working evacuation routes, prepping shelters and planning for significant flooding once the storm makes landfall.
A high definition camera outside the International Space Station caught a shocking video of Hurricane Florence as it swirled across the Atlantic.
This morning, a high definition camera outside of the @Space_Station captured a stark and sobering view of #HurricaneFlorence as it churned across the Atlantic with winds of 130 miles an hour. Take a closer look: https://t.co/IWZCzy2ZLV pic.twitter.com/9gIJ8PA8ng
— NASA (@NASA) September 12, 2018
As the East Coast braces for the storm, first responders continue be one step ahead.
Bedford is getting ready to be deployed to North Carolina for the coming hurricane. Members of NH Task Force 1, a Type 1...
Posted by Bedford Fire Department, NH on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Posted by Bedford Fire Department, NH on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
RIGHT NOW: preparedness meeting is in progress for our command staff as we continue to get ready for #HurricaneFlorence.
Posted by Columbia Fire Department (SC) on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Storm prep. Incoming Florida EMS resources and Vermont and Indiana USAR teams staged on Highway 70 in Garner, deployed for Hurricane Florence. With N.C. Forest Service as IMT.
Posted by Legeros Fire Line on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
We would like to remind everyone to stay safe as Hurricane Florence heads towards the coast of the Carolinas. For more preparedness information go to readync.gov
Posted by Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC on Monday, September 10, 2018
Hurricane update
Posted by Fayetteville Fire / Emergency Management Department on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
NEW YORK TASK FORCE 1 URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYS TO NORTH CAROLINA IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE FLORENCE
— NYC Emergency Management (@nycemergencymgt) September 11, 2018
Read more: https://t.co/Mdre64kUZp pic.twitter.com/Y4toYOHtlD
