VIDEOS: The Elk River overflowed due to heavy rain from Hurricane Helene, leading to significant flooding that swept away the Elk Mills Poga Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) station and one of its fire trucks.
Fire Chief Michael Walsh said members of the VFD were already responding to emergency calls when the station started flooding. “They were actually out on a few tree calls and different things, and then it just kept getting worse and worse,” Walsh said. “And then they got back and they tried to get all the trucks out and take them over to the store where it’s a little higher ground. And they actually got them all out but one. And that’s when it took the fire department away, when it took the last truck.“ Walsh said gear was also lost in the flood, but the other four fire trucks only received a little water damage.