While emergency response crews in San Diego prepare for another storm, a group of highly-trained, San Diego-based rescuers is 500 miles away, geared up and ready to help their California neighbors trying to avoid a storm of their own.
“They specialize in swift water [rescues], and they do structural collapse and vehicle extrication as well,“ SDFD Battalion Chief and TRT manager Aide Barbat said.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.“So many unknowns in the swift water environment and dangers that are harder to get away from,” Barbat said.
The severe storm headed for Northern California may affect San Diego differently, but state officials want the whole state to be aware of resources, NBC 7's Kelvin Henry reports. “The grounds are saturated. There are trees that are falling, mud and debris that are blocking roadways into residents from burned-out areas,“ Battalion Chief Barbat said.
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