Ava Kershner is a Multimedia Journalist and Producer at ABC 10News.
SAN DIEGO — Local first responders heading out to assist with the devastation from Hurricane Helene are now three members short.A crash injuring a battalion chief and two captains marks the first serious accident of its kind in the long history of aiding natural disaster relief.That history spans years.From a series of wildfires in maui: “I’ve never seen fire touch the beach and beyon - never seen it burn to the shoreline,” said Doug Nakama, a FEMA program specialist based in San Diego.
Seven years ago, the Urban Search and Rescue Team Task Force 8 had just about one day between disasters to recuperate, gather their supplies, and hug their families.“As the task force was arriving yesterday, to meet their families returning from Hurricane Harvey, it was about the exact same time we got the evacuation order from Hurricane Irma,' said Dave Gerboth, a Battalion Chief with San Diego Fire Rescue.
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