Nebraska task force helps evacuate North Carolina assisted-living residents as flood threat persists

  • Source: Scottsbluff Star Herald
  • Published: 09/16/2018 05:28 PM

Members of a Nebraska task force that evacuated residents of an assisted-living facility Saturday night in the wake of Florence received recognition from North Carolina officials. Nebraska Task Force One moved 124 residents from a Fayetteville living facility to Shiloh Methodist Church as a precaution against rising rivers, said Roger Bonin, chief of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department’s emergency medical services division. Bonin is leading the 41-member Nebraska Task Force One, made up of firefighters from Lincoln, Omaha, Papillion and Grand Island, plus a doctor and canine handlers. "I want to say how proud I am of our team members," Bonin said. "This was a difficult task last night. The assistant fire chief in Fayetteville told me that he was really impressed with how we treated the residents." The evacuation began about 7 p.m. and finished up about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Bonin said. The residents, about half of whom were in wheelchairs, were taken to the church via buses and vans.



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