OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced Friday that Oklahoma is sending swift water rescue teams and an insurance anti-fraud unit to North Carolina to assist in the ongoing Hurricane Florence response efforts.

Two swift water rescue teams deployed to North Carolina today to support local rescue operations as Hurricane Florence continues to affect the area.  The teams consist of boats and personnel from the following areas: Chickasha Fire Department; Coal County Emergency Management; Edmond Fire Department; Grand River Dam Authority; Locust Grove Fire Department; Mayes County Emergency Management; Mayes County Emergency Services Trust Authority; Moore Fire Department; Norman Fire Department; Oklahoma City Fire Department; Oklahoma City Information Technology; Oklahoma City Police Department; Pryor Fire Department; and Quapaw Nation Emergency Management and Fire Department.

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