AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) – Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has deployed additional emergency management personnel to North Carolina to continue supporting recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene .

The additional personnel were dispatched following a request from North Carolina Emergency Management.

This deployment of resources is coordinated under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). Office of
The governor said EMAC is a state-to-state mutual aid system that allows states to provide assistance and share resources with another state in response to a disaster or emergency.

The Governor’s Office said that in total, Abbott deployed more than 400 first responders, personnel and equipment to support response and recovery efforts to Hurricanes Helene and Milton in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Georgia .

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