RALEIGH, NC (WFMY) -- State agencies are continuing their recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
North Carolinians are resilient, and as the flood waters begin to recede in some places we are working together to make our state even stronger,
Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Employees from across state government are helping coordinate emergency response, keep people safe, help storm victims, clear roads, and more.
Efforts Underway By The State To Aid Those Affected
• In the NC Department of Public Safety, NC Emergency Management personnel continue to lead Hurricane Florence response and recovery efforts. State Highway Patrol troopers are providing detour assistance to motorists traveling on major roadways closed due to flooding and assisting municipalities with road closures, detours, traffic direction and patrols. After evacuating more than 3,000 inmates, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice personnel have brought offenders from county jails into state prison facilities and provided transportation for National Guard troops. Alcohol Law Enforcement agents are helping provide security and shelters and supply staging areas, and Special Operations and Intelligence Unit members are helping with logistics of deploying state officers.
• Within DHHS, the Division of Social Services worked with local county officials and the Red Cross to set up shelters for thousands of people from across the state. The department is also operating four medical shelters in Clayton, Goldsboro, High Point and Wilmington for evacuees with non-acute medical needs, as well as a five-bed emergency department in Kinston. The department is working to recruit volunteer nurses and health care professionals to meet needs now and into the future.
• Officers with the State Wildlife Commission are using boats to conduct search and rescue missions and deliver supplies.
Ways You Can Help NC Storm Victims
• Anyone with a home damaged by Florence in any county is encouraged to begin the FEMA registration process by calling 1-800-621-FEMA to register via telephone or by visiting disasterassistance.gov to register online.
• The Department of Health and Human Services has ensured that 600,000 households enrolled in the Food and Nutrition Service program can purchase hot food using their EBT cards. The NC Department of Revenue is notifying retailers that these purchases will be tax free. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) beneficiaries that live in impacted areas can also get food benefits for the current month automatically loaded onto their eWIC card, even if their local agency is closed.
• DHHS experts have added flexibility to Medicaid to help patients access care and for doctors and other health providers to deliver services.
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