The Nevada Task Force-1 rescued nearly two dozen people and pets over the past two days in Beaufort, North Carolina.
Clark County Fire Chief Greg Cassell said the 16-person water rescue team rescued 19 adults, two children and 10 pets by boat as part of the relief efforts after Hurricane Florence made landfall last week.
Several of the people rescued could not leave their homes due to immobility issues and/or are elderly.
The team is assisting the following storm ravaged areas: South and North River North Carolina, Beaufort, Rachel Carson Reserve and several shoreline communities along the coast in these areas, Cassell confirmed.
In addition to rescues, the team is assisting with humanitarian efforts such as removing trees that are blocking access to neighborhoods and homes and organizing food stations that have served over 300 underprivileged residents.