Published: September 12, 2018

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPLOYED MULTIPLE TEAMS OF STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL, AND SWIFT-WATER RESCUE TEAMS TO THE CAROLINAS TODAY TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY OFFICIALS READYING FOR LIFE-SAFETY IMPACTS WHEN HURRICANE FLORENCE MAKES LANDFALL FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (TEMA) IS COORDINATING TENNESSEE’S HURRICANE FLORENCE DEPLOYMENTS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC), WITH ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS' MUTUAL AID SYSTEM AND THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. A 103 MEMBER SWIFT WATER STRIKE TEAM ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL WILL BE STAGING IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, A 22 MEMBER NURSE STRIKE TEAM WILL BE STAGING IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, ALONG WITH AN AMBULANCE STRIKE TEAM OF 22 MEMBERS. TEMA HAS ALSO SENT SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT MISSIONS. RESPONDERS FROM EACH REGION OF THE STATE WILL MAKING THE TREK INCLUDING THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, FRANKLIN, MURFREESBORO, NASHVILLE, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, WILSON COUNTY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY. TEAMS FROM OTHER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AGENCIES HAVE ALSO BEEN PUT ON STAND BY SHOULD THEIR RESPONSE BE NEEDED.