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Wis. Firefighters assist in search for survivors [Video]

STATE CHARGES. RIGHT NOW, WISCONSIN FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN NORTH CAROLINA AS HURRICANE HELENES DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 150. 12 NEWS HANNAH HILYARD SHOWS US HOW THE CREW IS HELPING IN THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. OH MY GOD. DEVASTATION AT EVERY TURN. YOUVE SEEN THE FOOTAGE. ITS A HORRIBLE SITUATION. THESE FOLKS ARE IN ON THEIR NORTH CAROLINA IS NOW RECEIVING A HELPING HAND FROM WISCONSIN. A SPECIALIZED GROUP OF FIRST RESPONDERS KNOWN AS TASK FORCE ONE, IS THERE ON ASSIGNMENT. IT IS MADE OF MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES THAT CAN ASSIST IN COMMUNITIES GREATEST TIME OF NEED. THE CREW IS MADE UP OF 16 FIREFIGHTERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THEY ARRIVED SATURDAY NIGHT THERE, SO IT WAS A 24 HOUR TRIP TO GET THERE ROUGHLY. THEYRE HEALTHY. THEY ARE STILL IN FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY, SO THEYRE DOING GOOD. THERE AND THEY ARE DOING SOME REALLY GOOD WORK. MILWAUKEE FIRE CHIEF AARON LIPSKI IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WISCONSIN STATE FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, WHO HELPED SUPPORT THE TASK FORCE. WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY? THEY DOING WHILE IN NORTH CAROLINA? YOU CAN IMAGINE THEYRE INVOLVED IN SWIFT WATER RESCUES. THEYRE INVOLVED IN WATER SURFACE SEARCHES, ACCESS TO BUILDINGS THAT ARENT ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE OF WATER FLOODING, MUDSLIDES. SO THEYRE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, PRIMARILY THEIR COURAGE AND EXPERTISE ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE WISCONSIN PART OF THIS. THIS MORE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. AND HANNAH HANNAH JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT. HANNAH, HOW LONG WILL THE 16 MEMBER CREW BE IN NORTH CAROLINA? WELL, DEREK, THAT IS ACTUALLY UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW AS THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO ASSESS THE NEED. NOW, THE TASK FORCE, THEY HAVE A 130 MEMBERS TOTAL, INCLUDING SOME FROM HERE IN MILWAUKEE. THEY WERE RECENTLY DEPLOYED CLOSE TO HOME TO ASSIST DURING THE