RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Three North Carolina Helicopter and Aquatic Rescue Teams are already helping South Carolina residents, and more state resources are on the way.

Gov. Pat McCrory's office provides this update on state help for those stricken by disastrous flooding in the Palmetto state.

-- Staff support for South Carolina Emergency Management – a state liaison and logistics officer will work with SCEMD in their emergency operations center to expedite resource requests from North Carolina and help deploy assets across the Palmetto state. Also, a public information officer is working in South Carolina’s Joint Information Center.


-- Six pallets (10,000 bottles) of water to support law enforcement operations

-- Two Civil Air Patrol planes and crew have been sent to help with aerial damage assessments.

-- 500 road barricades to help block traffic from dangerous roads

-- 545 NC National Guard soldiers and airmen and 200+ vehicles to clear roads, reinforce dams and collect debris.
 
Deployment times for personnel vary, from days to a month.