Bristol, Va. Swift Water Rescue Team recognized by congressman for work during Helene
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The Bristol Virginia Swift Water Rescue Team was acknowledged on Tuesday by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) for their valiant emergency response efforts during Hurricane Helene.

Representative Griffith made a visit to the Bristol, Virginia Fire Department (BVFD) to engage with team members and hear their firsthand accounts of their experiences while responding to the hurricane’s challenges.

In addition, he handed over a copy of his recent congressional extension of remarks, which honored and emphasized the significant contributions made by the Bristol Swift Water Rescue Team.

“Somewhere on one of these times that they’ve gone into rescue, those people wouldn’t have gotten out,” Griffith said. “And so there have been lives saved. How do you count those lives? Well you can’t. Because we saved them. But the odds are that of those 80 rescues that they’ve done in six months, some of the people that they went out to rescue probably, I’m just guessing, but one could guess, maybe as many as half would not have survived the swift water without this team.”

BVFD Lt. Tyler Wright told News Channel 11 that he can’t begin to list all of the people in the department who helped tremendously during the aftermath of the recent storms, Helene and otherwise, and he’s glad they’re getting recognized nationally in Congress.

“Luckily, we have a team here in the region that can come out and help you,” Wright said. “You know, our guys go through rigorous training each year, and they’re obviously very aware of the dangers of being around water. And they take certain steps to try to mitigate that danger and operate as safely as they can.”

Griffith explained why he ensured that the crew was honored for their work.

“This is about presenting what we call an extension of remarks that’s put into the Congressional Record. And just basically, it’s to recognize the great work that the Bristol Swift Water Team has done, not just here in Bristol, but all throughout the region.”

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