PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, National Guard continue search and rescue operations after Hurricane Florence

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/18/2018 05:48 PM EDT

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News Release  

Sept. 18, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, National Guard continue search and rescue operations after Hurricane Florence

Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 crew members and members of the North Carolina National Guard assist residents of Old Dock, North Carolina, evacuate after flooding forced them from their homes Sept. 17, 2018. Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 crew members and members of the North Carolina National Guard assist residents of Old Dock, North Carolina, evacuate after flooding forced them from their homes Sept. 17, 2018. Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 10 and members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne assist residents of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, with evacuation of their homes due to flooding after Hurricane Florence, Sept. 17, 2018.
Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 10 and members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne discuss operational strategies for the day at the firehouse in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Team 3 crew members and members of the North Carolina National Guard evacuate a woman from her home due to high flood waters caused by Hurricane Florence in Old Dock, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018.

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Coast Guard worked with the North Carolina National Guard and other federal, state, and local officials across North Carolina to rescue residents impacted by flooding caused by Hurricane Florence, Monday.

"We  prepare our teams as best as possible while conducting adequate risk management to respond to any and all conditions that arise," said Lt. Cmdr. Chris Miller, shallow water response coordinator for the Hurricane Florence response in North Carolina. "We often don't know how extensive the devastation is, how fast flooding waters are, the many dangers that exist, or the amount of people needing rescue when our teams arrive at the impacted areas."

The Coast Guard deployed 26 shallow-water response teams comprised of 116 people in support of search and rescue operations since Hurricane Florence began.

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