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Alamance County emergency team reports two storm fatalities, opens call center and completes 84 damage assessments
Summary
County emergency management reported two storm‑related deaths, thousands of outages, and an operational call center to coordinate recovery and volunteer assistance; county officials urged residents to call the center to be connected with resources.
Alamance County officials gave a comprehensive update on storm response and recovery work, reporting two fatalities, widespread outages, and the launch of a county call center to coordinate assistance.
Emergency management staff said the county responded to 61 water rescues and evacuations and partnered with eight out‑of‑county water rescue teams. On Monday of the storm week, staff recorded more than 9,000 power outages. Two temporary shelters opened; by Tuesday the number of residents without power had fallen to fewer than 200. County emergency teams and volunteers completed 84 preliminary structure damage assessments to support state and federal disaster funding requests.
The county established a call center in the county building basement to take reports, provide information about volunteer‑agency assistance, and connect residents with services; the center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. County staff said they had handled 15 assistance cases directly through the call center and connected volunteers to 13 community needs as of the update.
Emergency management asked the community and elected officials to encourage the governor to declare a state emergency so FEMA assistance can be considered; staff explained a local emergency declaration alone does not activate FEMA programs without a state declaration.
County officials asked residents to use the call center so staff can triage needs and pair callers with appropriate organizations, and cautioned about unsolicited volunteer groups that may not be vetted. Officials also noted concerns about nonlocal traffic in areas restricted to residents and urged reporting of suspicious activity.
