FULL: Helene from the eyes of first responders

[@carriegarrisonvos4433]

Thank you to the first responders everywhere in WNC. This is something that will never leave the minds of those who live in disaster areas and the first responders risked their lives for people stuck in areas that were isolated. None of us thought it could be this bad and so many still do not realize how bad it was. I live 50 miles from here up further in the mountains and it was really bad here also. It was worse the more south you go. Apocolyptic to Biblical. Thank you again to those who were in the storm saving people and to everyone who stepped up to help when we all were not sure where to start.

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

❤ ✝️ 🥀

[@sandiestrutin2353]

My heart is so full of sadness for everyone who has lost everything. To all the responders who came to help, you are the heroes with a heart full of kindness ❤

[@patsmith6946]

Thanks to first responders who saved so many.❤

[@7018bluegrass]

People serving and helping other people!! That’s our Hero’s!!! Love & Thankyous!!

[@kathymiller5781]

Thanks to All the Heroes! This is the Real America!!!!❤

[@alinabriggs5351]

Heroes. Putting their own lives at risk to help others. Thank you

[@jamesgoforth6024]

I’m a resident of Asheville, NC and I believe I can speak for all of us and say thank you America for your aid. God Bless our first responders. We got hit bad but we’ll be alright. We’re 828 STRONG!

[@backyardpc1656]

Than you first responders! You are our real heroes. ❤❤

[@marthawiggins9105]

God bless all of you!

[@mikewatts3615]

My parent , 81 and 83 was without power for 19 days , the neibors they have are wonderful people , they brought them water and food was 2 days before I could get there and im 20 minutes away normally

[@Cynthia-s4h]

I'm so sorry 😢I still praying for you from Australia 😢❤

[@justme-uw6bz]

Cynthia from Australia here too. Did you hear any of this on the news here coz I sure didn't

[@Cynthia-s4h]

@@justme-uw6bz no news here just a quick mention on sky I think

[@Lynnda86]

Ohno! I've been on my knees in prayer for all affected by Helene. From Dallas, Texas 🇺🇸🙏❤️🤍💙

[@creativeps11]

Mainstream media totally ignored all devastation and death s​@@justme-uw6bz

[@MarkDavis-s9p]

Im an okd man now.61 to be exact and this Is by far the worst disater Ive ever witnessed.Not even my forefathers went through anything like this here at home In these mountains.

[@PilotDutchie]

as a resident of steinahatchee, i am greatful for yall, my grandma had been in a building but trapped bc floodwater, thank you to all first responders, she was thankfuly svaed, nobody knew it had somone in it till my parents told em. thank you to everyone helping out!

[@kimberlyelkins4964]

Thank you First Responders

[@carolina_girl3484]

God Bless all these brave and heroic first responders!!

[@debbieellett9093]

God bless the first responders, the survivors and all who have been there to help out.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@donnasteadman8433]

Thank God for all our first responders . Prayers for all that were affected .

[@amandamayhue9057]

Someone who doesn't live here can never understand what it was like in those first few days... It looked like the end of the world, the end of hope, the end of everything. Like nothing would ever be good again. The weight on my heart has been almost unbearable. Some days I see nothing but the good, then I'll revert back to seeing nothing but the bad for a few days. It'll be years before our hearts can heal enough for us to be "ok" again. I still see certain things when I close my eyes. Just taking this one day at a time, but I will never, ever, ever, forget.

[@aliciajasondodd]

Couldn’t have said it better definitely life changing and not forgettable and scary having kids and not knowing what is gonna come for us

[@mindybillings1212]

Better understanding of how people in 3rd world countries live.

[@kimberlyenglehardt5770]

You never will. Certain things are completely imprinted on your heart. It will become easier to bear. I promise. Just not yet.

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

Keep holding on , neighbor ✝️

[@Patracat]

My heart aches for you. I wish I could do something but am on the other side of the world in Australia. 😢😢😢

[@abclosius201]

Daughter of a retired firefighter and paramedic here and Mother of my 🇺🇸Marine. Floridan here and resident of WNC for over 20 years. The whole entire family serves. On the behalf of our first responders and our 🇺🇸 USA Military, thank you so very much for your support and prayers of faith. This is our 9/11 on the stage of the Appalachian Mountains. This is our ground zero. Millions of people have been exposed to radioactive poisoning especially in the Asheville region. There’s a steep price to be paid in people’s bodies years down the road from now. Not to mention, all of first responders and victims going through PTSD. Over 100k lost their homes. Over 20,000 bodies are decaying and not to mention some of the wildlife bodies decaying. Multiple body parts have been found in radom places in the Chimney Rock region. Many innocent people have already died from volunteering because of the radioactive poison and including K-9 units. Furthermore, FEMA has set up camp to host 700 first responders that includes RED TORNADO SHELTERS. FEMA LAND GRAB. GOD IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN ALL OF THIS. THE GREATER THE STORM, THE GREATER THE BREAKTHROUGH. THE BEST IS YET TO COME IN JESUS. GOD BLESS Y’ALL WITH ACTS 3:21, EPHESIANS 3:20-21. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱

[@chasethecat3839]

So I know how and what happened here (been researching for 15 years because of a random day laying in the sun and watching a plane,). Anyway everything that you said I truly believe I am questioning the radioactive waste because there's other saying it's not true that that's part of a rumor that they want people to believe so that people will leave their lands so that people will walk away or so. Can you please like clarify that

[@donnasteadman8433]

Amen

[@sharonholt3118]

This is the worst catastrophe in my lifetime. God bless the people there …my heart breaks for those that lost their life….many prayers and donations sent to help.

[@Dari-b5g]

We greatly appreciate all the hard physical labor to get us back to a new normal. Prayers still save lives here.

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

❤

[@mikkifox8977]

I live here in Asheville. I just want to say Thank You to everyone who has helped us. We ain't out of the woods yet, but we're getting there. And we're getting there thanks to all the love, support and hard work everyone has put forth. Thank you to all my neighbors and all the communities up here in WNC. Ya'll have restored my faith in humanity. I have never experienced the deep sense of truly pulling together as a community as I have witnessed here. No one cared where you were from, what religion you were, what color you were, no politics, it was just all of us, together. We didn't have power or water or cell service. It's still wonky. We're showering in chlorinated lake water, driving to the FEMA/Red Cross sites to get drinking water. Winters coming and a lot of folks up in the hills still don't have power. But, we're getting through. God willin and the creek don....you know what I mean.

[@Turk_2023]

Is there a bunch of homeless people now, or did people get helped and put in new places?

[@TakeTheRide]

​@@Turk_2023 people do not have running water or electricity. They won't for a long time to come. So they're relying on the donations bottled water for washing themselves. All the water is contaminated.

[@monicafabiani8371]

❤❤

[@angelapemberton457]

Prayers from tennessee❤

[@dabzprincess92]

Very few FEMA is more concerned with illegals housing. A few and I mean a few tiny homes were donated by some tony home companies but when I say few I have yet to here the number pass5😢 though a bombshlter company out of Ashville red dog or something close to that is very interesting being brought in. Why, because sadly they're not going to stop until they get what's in chimney mountain and run these people out. This was no natural storm. As a Floridian it's so heartbreaking every year down here and to watch when other areas go through it it really puts the u kynifffeee through ya. (KZbin censorship got get clever) if you look at the history of the progress from Katrina that's exactly what will happen here as they rebuild and keep taking hits. And it will be decades if not longer to see this area restored or close to what is going to be the design until another one. It's going to be so difficult but God is watching and he will provide. The problem the state refuses to admit they need to put plans on place for these storms thinking they'd never reach these areas until some politician got pay big money to work with the tech companies who what that ore. 😢😢😢​@@Turk_2023

[@amazingrace1958]

To see devastation at such a magnitude as this, but, at the same time, see love & compassion for total strangers is not something experienced often. Americans are usually sending support to other countries. It’s amazing to see how truly good the majority are & their willingness to help. I’m so proud of everyone’s effort, big & small. It all contributes to the goal. Bad things happen. But it’s those that step-up that make a difference. Seeing the response has impacted the whole country when we really needed it. It’s shown our true strength & reminded people of life’s basic values & appreciation of our fellow citizens. God allows things in life to open our eyes & hearts. Mine are much wider now. It also proves we can take care of things much better than those paid to sit in DC. Honestly, if ‘they’ had done their jobs like they should have, nothing close to the current recovery-level would’ve been achieved. Too much red tape. Now the truth about WHY & what’s gonna be done about it needs to be revealed. Where’s the money to help them? Why aren’t insurance companies paying? Many questions.

[@marlenepollitt1340]

The Bible says if we pull together as one there’s NOTHING we can’t accomplish ♥️

[@glendabowen-lf7oo]

Thank you. Every person. Earth angels❤

[@uteme]

Praying for all involved in the rescue efforts for Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Georgia & North Carolina. May your families remain safe in your absence. +♡+

[@hippiechick1111]

So sad for our beautiful mountains and citizens. I hope this event does not get forgotten in these news cycles. And please - we'd like to hear from the governor or some one about MORE help to haul debris in ALL these mountain communities. How is this getting done? Will we ever know the actual count of missing people even? I'd be boots on the ground to help if I could. It is great to see a lot of local heroes and volunteers from all over the country. God bless all who are helping so tremendously and prayers for all those going through recovery and healing their lives. Deep River Farm channel here on yt is reporting as he can and it is very sad what I just saw there. Many lost and forgotten areas.

[@GailColeman]

Bless our first responders and National Guard all over the U.S.! They truly are heroes, with no agenda but to save lives!

[@blendamorris4419]

The best video I've seen so far, and I've viewed many. But this one really tells the story of our people helping each other and also receiving wonderful help from those who live outside our mountains. The devastation is simply non descriptive. As I heard early on from one of the residents of our great mountains -- "We don't wait for someone else to come help us, we help each other"! And there is no way on this earth that so much would have been achieved by FEMA alone if you had not done it yourselves. God bless each one of you -- and I can see that HE has already!

[@TeasLouise]

FEMA is there to provide immediate emergency checks, supplies and then the funds for rebuilding of homes and properties- especially when insurance won't come through. Those warehouses and pallets of supplies is FEMA, besides donations by other orgs. They aren't a rescue operation. Rescue is done by the national guard, National and State forest and mountain rescue people (who came all the way from Montana, Oregon, Washington State and California) other registered rescue organizations and all branches of the military. The rebuilding of many roads and dams will be handled by branches of the military, local contractors and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I feel bad for the CA rescue forest operations- they are going back to hellacious fires right now.

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

Amen !

[@margaretmary-dj1ps]

​. church folks are stepping up ! TYJ ❤

[@bettyzoom8621]

so so sad to see all those people left homeless and broken cry prayers sent to all

[@DodieDickerson-Stidman]

Thank you for putting out the eyes of the responders so everyone can truly know what is happening

[@laurie78738]

Thank you for your service…. god bless ALL of you

[@DeborahHilson]

God bless and protect all those protecting and helping. God bless and provide for those impacted by Helena. You are in our prayers!

[@kristinalewis6126]

this is what humans are...brave generous and loving

[@kartikatomlinson3304]

God Bless and Keep Black Mountain Strong 💪 🙏

[@pamwirz7921]

Immediately next day after headed north WNC as retired combat medic. Robbinsville no electric no ATMs nothing to use debit card for supplies cash only no way to get cash. Note casino Murphy able to get gas cash supplies. I was shocked damage water trees down highways gone. Joined search rescues EMS group. Note to self put whistle life preserver on coat rack. To all EMS fire police volunteers God bless you communities were gotten to as more remote ATVs arrived we hiked in most places able to start reaching ppl checking areas.❤❤❤❤❤❤ Carolina Strong.

[@everhappy6312]

God bless our first responders, National Guard, Firefighters, Police and ALL Volunteers ❤.

[@stuartrogers9296]

god bless biden, kamala, roy cooper and fema too

[@virginiaburnsed6207]

May God Bless All of You, Prayer for all of You!

[@bettyjones113]

Thank you WLOS for posting on KZbin. Please stay safe and strong, NC.

[@teresamartin8344]

What a nightmare

[@Reneelwaring]

We were there for the storm, visiting my daughter and her family who had just moved to Ashville a month before the storm. Luckly, she lived in a home up the side of a hill so we only had to deal with a lot of down trees. The local people immediately started cutting up the trees after the storm let up. Ashville has a strong population and you will get through this.

[@patqualls6554]

They're going to need all of our help for a long time

[@jeanne5044]

God bless all the volunteers AMEN

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

God bless y'all from Florida.

[@j.w.m.415]

Happy to say that when I went down to Black Mountain this past weekend with a group of cleanup volunteers, I was pleasantly surprised by how up-and-running most of what I saw was. The shops and eateries downtown were just about all open and doing business. I was told most of the county has power and water back, though some of that water wasn't drinkable. Made it tough to find a good cup of coffee but I did get to enjoy a cherry stout at the Grange.

[@lilli-beth]

The dust there is toxic. It's been proven. Tests were done on the soil. Everybody in the vicinity is going to get ill. Imagine breathing in dried-up backed-up sewage and thinking you'll be okay ....

[@forestrot666]

We visited near Burnsville recently and I was quite overwhelmed 1) by the damage 2)the amount of bridges in the hollar we were in,had been put back in place sans concrete. It was too surreal, esp knowing some of the places that were devastated (like meat camp). I used to live in many of these hollars but not like these folks did.. 😢

[@mary-ue4ir]

Most people don't understand that Black Mountain is not Swannanoa which lies just West of Black Mountain. Black Mountain is a whole other town that was spared to a large degree, the utter destruction in what was Swannanoa.

[@sharonholdren7588]

Those poor people!

[@SarahWimp01]

Heavenly Father, I pray that you are helping people see and show your love. I am accustom to tornadoes, here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but this is worse than anything I have seen in my life. I ask that you help these wonderful people to see your Grace. You will recover and rebuild. My prayers are with y'all. God Bless!

[@royburnham3454]

Thank you Sir for your input and help with these fine folks

[@tag911horse]

God Bless everyone who played a part in rescuing those in desperate need. Condolences to so many who lost so much, keep fighting, keep believing, keep praying💜🇺🇸🖤💙🖤

[@SunniNomad]

This, the wildfires in Hawaii, and 9/11 should be shown in schools around the US. To show how people lost everything but came together from all over to help. To care for those effected when no one else would ❤

[@brandispry576]

Still praying for those who live in states affected by Helene ✝️🙏🏻💙

[@PattiVanDusen]

All of the first responders are our heros and God angels thank you for everything you could do

[@melaniemiller4567]

i have watched so many of these vids bcs in a tiny way it helps the channel, get the message out so that no one forgets the autricties done to these ppl by their AND our govt! ❤NC from Texas & Arkansas 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@lisabohn4519]

The spreadsheet shows 500 still missing. We will never know the total lost to this tragedy.

[@PateRiot]

Why do I google this and find that they claim that were only 300 have lost their life and that there no more missing?

[@TeressMorgan]

Unbelievable. We are living the Book of Revaluation !

[@TakeTheRide]

You can contact the new stations or Calvary chapel of Asheville to find out where to send supplies. I know that specialty pet food is needed for dogs and cats with diabetes & kidney disease. Cat litter is really needed for clean up and for the pets. The ground is contaminated. Continued help is needed.

[@stephanielee81]

Omg.😢Those poor people did not have a chance😪💔❤️

[@sandraryan2256]

They do now. Thankyou JESUS

[@isoldecurry4321]

It was really difficult in the beginning and a lot of places will take a long time to recover, but seeing communities all across the affected areas in WNC, eastern Tennessee, South Carolina, and Virginia has been amazing.

[@tjsgirlshan8294]

Still a lot of work to be done. It’s not over yet and please don’t act like it is. Many ppl are still homeless. Living in tents. Not able to even build back. Some land doesn’t even exist any more. Some land is very unstable and some is contaminated. The ppl still need much help that they are NOT getting from gov agencies. Let’s report the truth please.

[@kaythegardener]

State & local govts do most of the work rescuing people. FEMA plans for the restoration of the infrastructure-- hospitals, roads, hospitals & schools, etc. Twice now, the RW GOP Congresscritters have refused to add $$ to the FEMA budget or hold special sessions for additional aid for victims of Helene & Milton!!

[@mikerichardson7053]

They still need our help

[@angelapemberton457]

Prayers from tenn

[@mikerichardson7053]

The true number of fatalities will never be revealed.

[@kathysaul9645]

I heard in one area that the cell phone service was out before the evacuation order was sent.

[@akbychoice]

Evacuation wasn’t an option after Thursday

[@forestrot666]

It rained 3 days or so before this too and then the wind just came and it went to hell,county by county. It is truly surreal. We were right on the edge of the destruction,even with what we had. I realized this last week traveling on 40 west. It was obvious just right past Hickory. 😢

[@pfinniganallen]

This is so scary

[@EvaVRegefelt]

Real Heroes!❤❤

[@deannnerem6589]

God's country. People show up.

[@Lynnda86]

God bless these and ALL first responders!

[@sharonmccomas4173]

Thank you to all super heroes and I’m talking to the horses too. God bless you all

[@solarwind907]

Don’t look now, but Valencia Spain is worse. They had zero help from any government for days. No warning either. Might be time to consider climate change as not a hoax, but a problem that needs to be solved ASAP.

[@christinearmington]

Agreed. 🥺🤷‍♀️ 2:48

[@akbychoice]

Worse how? Travel through NC and get a real perspective.

[@filmbuffo5616]

The Spanish government has committed 10 BILLION US dollars for aid/reconstruction, has NC gotten their 10 billion yet?

[@solarwind907]

@@filmbuffo5616 reference please.

[@silverback8183]

This should have been a lot longer 😔

[@grammadrm4974]

At about 4:27 on this vid, way in back, looks like a really large figure standing by the mountains surrounded by mist, looking at the destruction!

[@marthawiggins9105]

Heart breaking😢

[@bryantsnider3908]

How are the living conditions. By the time the police were telling people to leave, was it to late.

[@susanmills75]

❤❤❤❤❤GOD BLESS North Carolina play. And God bless the First Responders and all the people that came around to help us all thank you Lord Jesus. And thank you everyone may God bless you all

[@ithacacomments4811]

I live in the Southerntier of New York State. We had a wildfire that burned 10 acres last week. Wildfires just don't happen in this county! Luckly ....firefighters train for the unexpected. A vehicle dragging a muffler set it off.

[@TwoBs]

Yea, it’s been real dry here in our state, too, making it ideal for fires. Woke up this morning to lots of smoke all over our valley area here in Appalachia, enough to make your eyes water and throat burn if one is sensitive to smoke. Some idiots have been intentionally setting fires within the areas, and the wind we’ve had has carried it far ... luckily some of the rain we got here has helped contain a lot of them, but it’s created more smoke.

[@4Marktk]

5 years to recover all the hopium , all the microphones doesn't change reality,

[@PattiVanDusen]

This is why we distrust the Fema and the government where are you and we're is our support for our people

[@DeniceEmery-zy1ne]

THIS IS CRAP!!!! MANY PEOPLE DIED!!! THREE DAYS NO HELP!!! MANY FAMILIES DIED!!!!!

[@stuartrogers9296]

where was help supposed to come from? We don't live in the movies, they can't teleport magical brooms that fly to our positions.

[@pamelalipsett4327]

​@@stuartrogers9296 Help should have started when the storm stopped!

[@noosphericaltarzan]

I have footage that Friday morning too. From Fletcher all the way into downtown Asheville there was no response at all except by the state police. The only video evidence I actually have of APD and Buncombe deputies were two guys standing in front the flood near the mall watching the water go by, presumably with people in it. I never even saw the fire dept. I didn't get into the Black Mountain area. All I can really describe in detail is the non-response by the Asheville city government and both counties. I am so very tired of the media trying to re-write a history that was so traumatizing I will never be able to forget it. I was born and raised in Florida. There was nothing about this response that acceptable. Government officials from the city government all the way to the White House belong on trial. The state police, though, were on all over I-26 dealing with the problem. I can't say enough about them.

[@noosphericaltarzan]

I realize you are taking this personally, and I am sorry, but you need to understand even what you just typed belies an entirely unacceptable response to a hurricane. I get that this is Asheville and the people running this place aren't exactly well-educated or experienced at managing storms, but they could have asked literally anybody who did grow up in such regions for advice. Just about everybody needs to show up BEFORE the storm arrives, not at 5:25 AM the next day. You pre-position resources and personnel. None of that was done. 5:25 AM was TOO LATE. It was too late. And because the federal government abandoned us for four days, American citizens died waiting for rescue that never came. Those who were rescued were mostly rescued by veterans in private helicopters. I should not have had to see what I saw that morning foraging for medical supplies. There was no leadership anywhere. Except state police. Who are mostly veterans and know damned well what this government is.

[@janicenodine9083]

America is BACK!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥👍

[@maxxxgsd]

May God bless y’all.

[@follysurfangel99Jess]

This is horrible and my heart goes out to all of you 🫶🏼

[@linda3148]

They never said what community this is…. I know people were found yesterday 11/8

[@jessicabaker4763]

It’s mentioned over and over in the video- Black Mountain

[@cindyscalf-te8wl]

Praise God 🙏.

[@MH-qb9ev]

I didnt appreciate the Bee Tree/North Fork dam false alarm a couple days after the storm, nor did my crew of electrical workers. Biltmore Village got too much press compared to the devastation in Yancey County.

[@johnrogers9481]

Hey, DID the Bee Tree dam fail??

[@MH-qb9ev]

@ No dams failed.

[@MH-qb9ev]

@ ​​⁠I live in one of the hardest hit areas and worked 16 hour shifts for 14 days straight before I was able to assess my own damage and get supplies for my wife and kids. I have dumped my 401k and vacation to try and get our situation figured out.

[@chrisbrand5728]

Black Mountain is just one of hundreds upon hundreds of stories throughout WNC.

[@markm9001]

Many people have died and many have been displaced due to weather modification. Will we stop it?

[@trulyamazing2972]

That's the truth and it's heartbreaking. The way everyone has been left without help but billions to other countries

[@marlenepollitt1340]

People won’t believe it or never heard of it💔

[@markm9001]

@@marlenepollitt1340 It is very sad. The lengths that they go to try and make a climate change narrative as they destroy. Many people have been sacrificed.

[@JML80purp]

You guys are amazing.

[@daleeaton1026]

I’d bet the extreme rich are not donating a penny to help these people out

[@FreedomRingsOnce]

These people still need help, its winter. Many people have extra rooms in there house to help them.

[@niningsetia4213]

Stay safe

[@passionatepatriot7272]

When they say it’s rising fast and we have noway to leave now why isn’t there help To get them out

[@DeniceEmery-zy1ne]

WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST 3 DAYS??? No fema

[@ProphetsofFire]

Oprah n Dwayne asked for your $$$$$ to rebuild Hawaii... WHERE ARE THEY NOW???????

[@Treebeardbratac39]

The morons should have evacuated people way sooner.

[@Treebeardbratac39]

"Night of the storm" yet day two of the flood, lol

[@Treebeardbratac39]

The people who died were killed by our leader's incompetence

[@pauletterichards4755]

Thanks to the American people not the government

[@2upblacktopriders]

Prayers 😢😢🙏🙏

[@WSPFreak1013]

💚

[@jamiewheeler3771]

What does 911, Maui & Helene have in common? God bless all that have helped & continue to help! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jayjones8181]

This is Our America , This is Who we are!. God Bless All Who Care for Others. We are Children of God.

[@DeborahHilson]

😢😢😢😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@independentthinker4397]

The kacklers husband owns a lithium and quartz mine in the area,follow the money.....

[@silber724]

First responders being the civilians?

[@nan14397]

U watch this video lots of happy well dressed people clapping and smiling then read the last comment 🤔who might be telling the truth.

[@jessicabaker4763]

The comment you’re taking about references Asheville. This video is about Black Mountain. Same county, different towns/cities.

[@shan2964]

Blue 🤨

[@johnrogers9481]

Did the BT Dam FAIL, or OVERFLOW??

[@brianabranch1734]

Neither.