ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Three Asheville firefighters are back home after being deployed to eastern North Carolina to assist state emergency officials during Hurricane Erin.
Senior Firefighter Anthony Evans and Capt. Isaac McCurry served on the Asheville Fire Department’s Field Communications Team, one of three Communications Strike Teams working out of the Regional Coordination Center-East in Kinston, officials said. Their mission included maintaining emergency communications resources, setting up equipment in flood-prone areas and assisting with planning and briefings.
McCurry said their team was assigned to Carteret County to support communications during the storm…