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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday October 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Army Reserve engineers support Helene emergency efforts
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BURNSVILLE, N.C. Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida's coastal bend as a powerful Category 4 storm before weakening to a tropical storm and continuing northward into Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The storm brought severe flooding, strong winds, and widespread power outages, leaving many communities in dire need of assistance. The 357th Engineer Company, an U.S. Arm  more

At the Direction of FEMA Administrator Criswell, U.S. Fire Administrator Visits Firefighters in Support of Hurricane Helene Response
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Local firefighters and first responders face the dual burden of operational response and personal recovery for Hurricane Helene At the direction of FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to support the whole of government response, U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, met with firefighters and emergency response teams last week in North Carolina, South C  more