Omaha Public Power District deployed workers and vehicles to the Hurricane Helene power restoration effort. Now team members have been sent to assist in Hurricane Milton, set to make landfall on Wednesday. (Courtesy of OPPD)
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.