An Avery County firefighter shared the story of a dramatic water rescue as Hurricane Helene came barreling through the region ...

Hurricane Helene was responsible for the most inland flooding deaths in the United States in 52 years. In North Carolina, ...

Linville-Central Rescue Squad—and other winners of the Defender Service Awards—do hero’s work ...

Abstract: This article introduces a comprehensive frame-work for Post-Disaster Search and Rescue (PDSR), aiming to optimize search ... Central to this concept is the rapid deployment of UAV swarms ...

As Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina last fall, floodwaters swallowed homes, climbed rooftops, and forced ...

Sedgwick County Fire Dist 1 took advantage of the rainfall earlier this week to brush up some swift water training.