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N.C. Forest Service briefs Wilson County on tornado, hurricane and search-and-rescue support; outlines forest-management services
Summary
Representatives from the North Carolina Forest Service described the agency’s role in disaster response, search and rescue and daily forest-management work, including debris clearing after tornadoes, hauling nonpotable water during hurricane response and providing education and cost-share programs for landowners.
Heather Newsome, assistant forest fire equipment operator with the North Carolina Forest Service, briefed the commissioners on the agency’s role in emergency response and routine forest management across Wilson County.
"We actually aid in all things from natural disasters to manmade incidents, fires, accidents," Newsome said, describing work after recent tornadoes and hurricanes, including chainsaw crews clearing roadways and bulldozer crews constructing temporary bridges for isolated residents.
Why it matters: The county relies on the Forest Service for…
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