A search-and-rescue team is being deployed by FEMA from Montgomery County in Maryland to help in South Carolina as the area braces for Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Montgomery County Fire)A crew of about 80 rescuers from Montgomery County is headed to South Carolina to help deal with Hurricane Florence and its aftermath. [Florence has ‘potential for unbelievable damage’]The crew going to Columbia, S.C., is called Maryland Task Force 1. The members are mainly from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and will operate under directions from Federal Emergency Management Agency. Their mission will likely last for at least 10 days, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire.

Source: Washington Post September 12, 2018 13:09 UTC