Todays heavy rain has First Responders preparing for possible flooding. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart spoke with crews on how they plan to keep you and your family safe. They always make you nervous. Theres not a single time you go out in a flooding event that youre completely comfortable with it. Were being put in situations that the average person is not normally put in. Bobby haynes knows that first hand. Hes one of 26 members of salems Swift Water Rescue Team. Weve had people with some close call situations enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that theyve learned and try to keep us safe. He says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water. And train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. Swift water is one of the more Dangerous Things we do as a Fire Department. The scary thing on our business is that it doesnt take a lot of rain to separate the car from the road. Salem fire chief John Prillaman says it only takes a
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Roanoke County s annual year-in-review event touted economic growth and investment, including what was termed the largest business expansion in the county s history.