Seven members of South Carolina State Fire's Palmetto Incident Support Team (IST) are on the ground in Honolulu to assist with response and recovery efforts following devastating flash flooding on O'ahu's North Shore.
Last month, SC Public Radio announced the deployment authorized by Governor Henry McMaster.
South Carolina State Fire reports the IST team has fully integrated into the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to support ongoing recovery efforts as the capital city and other communities located on the island of O'ahu recover from recent severe weather. In March, record-breaking rainfall across the islands caused Hawaii's worst flooding in more than two decades.
The IST team is helping to manage EOC operations while supporting community assistance centers and strengthening coordination and processes that will advance into long-term recovery for the state.
