JESSICA. ALL RIGHT. CINDY. THANK YOU. THE LOCAL TEAM HELPING THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE HELENE ARE ARRIVING BACK HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS TODAY. MASS TASK FORCE ONE OUT OF BEVERLY HAS BEEN WORKING IN NORTH CAROLINA SINCE LAST MONTH. MEMBERS OF THAT TASK FORCE ALSO DEPLOYED TO FLORIDA TO HELP IN THE WAKE OF MILTON. NO WOR
Massachusetts Task Force 1 members returned home on Friday after working in North Carolina in the aftermath of Helene. Massachusetts Task Force 1 deployed 45 members to North Carolina to assist after Helene, according to spokesman Thomas Gatzunis. Additional members were deployed to Florida for Hurricane Milton. The Beverly-based group is a FEMA urban search and rescue task force and is based in Beverly. It is made up of approximately 150 people, primarily police, fire, EMS and other civilians.Photos provided by the organization showed members working through high water and debris on their search …