Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced
the deployment of additional New York Air National Guard resources to assist in
the Hurricane Harvey response in Texas. A HC-130 search and rescue aircraft
carrying 15 more Airmen from the 106thRescue Wing is scheduled to leave
Gabreski Air National Guard Base this morning and arrive at Fort Hood in Texas
later in the day. Additionally, a Regional Medical Plans Officer will depart
for Texas on
Thursday to assist with the evacuation and
transportation of patients from area hospitals.
"As our neighbors in the south
continue to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, I am deploying
additional personnel and equipment to assist in continued search and rescue
operations," Governor Cuomo said. "New
Yorkers are no strangers to the destruction that can come at the hands of
Mother Nature, and we are prepared to continue to support these efforts in any
way we can."
This additional deployment come days
after the Governor pledged New York's support to
Texas and Louisiana and dispatched 104 Airmen along with
three HH-60 Pavehawk rescue helicopters, another HC-130 and several boats and
watercraft. On
Monday,
rescue teams in the three helicopters and three boat rescue teams were
responsible for rescuing 255 residents in the Houston and Katy, Texas areas.
New York has a long history of helping
other states following natural disasters. In addition to sending similar
assistance to Florida following Hurricanes Matthew, Frances, Ivan, and Dennis,
New York dispatched a multi-agency team of more than 300 individuals to assist
Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, as well as another 18-member team after
Hurricane Gustav. Additionally, New York has sent crews of firefighters west
many times to assist with
containing wildfires.
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