Florida National Guard going to North Carolina, Tennessee to help with Hurricane Helene recovery [Video]

ORLANDO, Fl – Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is rapidly deploying assistance to North Carolina and Tennessee to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Both states experienced devastating losses and damage from the storm.

During a press conference today in Suwannee, Florida, Gov. DeSantis said “…our view is, if we’re going to go halfway around the world and rescue people from Israel, we gotta also be willing to go and bring some helicopters into the mountains and rescue people there if they need that type of assistance.”

This multi-state agency response called Operation Blue Ridge will include these Florida agencies according to the press release:

Governor DeSantis is also launching Operation Blue Ridge to assist Floridians seeking rescue in Western North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Tennessee Valley.

These individuals can fill out the assistance form here.