State, local officials vow to rebuild Autryville Fire Department
"I saw this on the news, but I didn't have any idea about how bad it was until I got up close and saw those heavy concrete blocks knocked over by that powerful storm," Causey said. "I'm just thankful that no one was killed or injured, with all of this property damage."
Causey, who also serves the state as the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, came to the town Friday to get an up-close look of the damage. He was joined by Assistant Fire
During his remarks, Causey stated that he will work with Sen.
"We have a staff at the
"We're here to help and that's the main message I want to send out," he said.
Jackson, an
"We know this community is strong and we know that we'll build back," Jackson said. "Between the commissioner and myself, we'll do what we can in the
Jackson said it's important to keep rural departments going.
"They've been such a blessing for so many people for decades and we just want to make sure we get back up and going quickly as possible," Jackson said.
While speaking about the devastation,
"We want to gather here today and do everything we can to help them to get their building back and back in place, along with the community its going to effect," Wooten said.
"Had it not been for volunteers, it wouldn't look as good as it does now," Hawkins said. "We're just going to take each day, day by day."
Hawkins also showed appreciation for Causey and other state officials for reaching out. So far, Hawkins is assuming a major loss for the vehicle units, before official insurance amounts are announced. Only one truck was spared and the department is receiving loaners from other departments. One of them came from the
"Any help that's out there, we're gladly going to take it," he said. "We just can't thank you enough for all of your help."
Following the tornado on Tuesday night,
"Everybody worked hard and other agencies were here from other counties," Thornton said. "I had three sheriffs call me from adjoining counties and all three helped us."
Some of the others involved Friday included
"Our prayers and thoughts are with this community," he said. "If there's anything we can do, all you got to do is ask," Kivett said.
In all, Wooten said a lot of good people took action following the devastation.
"That's what government is for -- to help people when they can't help themselves," Wooten said. "I'm proud of
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