Memphis-area firefighters help in Hurricane Helene aftermath
About 80 members of Tennessee Task Force 1 from the Memphis area were deployed on Sept. 25 to help with search and rescue in Florida, then traveled to North Carolina. (Courtesy Memphis Fire Department)
The best thing about this deployment of Tennessee Task Force 1 to areas in Florida and North Carolina that were devastated by Hurricane Helene is that the 79-member team hasn’t found anyone.
Not a single soul.
While that may sound disappointing, what it means to TTF1 leader and Memphis Fire Department Division Chief Jason Stuart is that, in the areas they’ve searched, everyone has made it out alive. No bodies. No desperate rescues.
The deployed members, who are stationed in western North Carolina, represent the Memphis Fire Department as well as fire departments in Shelby County, Bartlett, Millington, Collierville, Germantown and Milan.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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