- "The Henderson County Technical Rescue Team has been demobilized from deployment for Hurricane Florence and will be returning home Monday evening. We expect them at our station between 7:30pm & 8:30pm."
The Henderson County Technical Rescue Team (HCTRT) received deployment orders to report to the NCEM Staging Area located in Kinston, NC for further assignment during the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The HCTRT deployed a Type 1 Swiftwater Team with 17 personnel for a 10 day deployment to assist those affected by the rising floodwaters. The team is set up to be self-sufficient during their deployment and have the equipment and personnel to break into 4 boat teams if needed.
The HCTRT is made up of members of departments in Henderson County who work together to train and provide specialized call response to our community as well as other communities who need assistance. The HCTRT members on this deployment are:
Adam Justus – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Brandon Munsey – Etowah-Horseshoe Fire & Rescue Department
Chris Ballinger – Mills River Fire & Rescue Department
Chris Harrelson – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Dan Hayes – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Dave Jenkins – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Ed McDade – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Ed Orrell – Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Department
Mark Shepherd – Henderson County Rescue Squad
Mark Wilson – Mountain Home Fire & Rescue Department
Mike Ostrander – Etowah-Horseshoe Fire & Rescue Department
Nathan Silvers – Henderson County EMS
Paul Kaplan – City of Hendersonville Fire Department
Scott Major – Mountain Home Fire & Rescue Department
Scott Justus – Transylvania County Emergency Services
Tim McFalls – Henderson County Emergency Services
Tim Griffin – Etowah-Horseshoe Fire & Rescue Department
Recent deployments for the HCTRT include Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016
