Jones County Emergency Management along, Jones County Sheriff’s Office partnering with NCHART and NC Marine Fisheries in aquatic rescue training

Jones County Emergency Management along with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with NCHART and NC Marine Fisheries in an aquatic rescue training Wednesday October 27th at the Brock Mill Pond.

NCHART is a highly specialized team consisting of N.C. National Guard and N.C. State Highway Patrol aircraft and aircrews matched with N.C. Emergency Management and local first responders that form a mission ready package for helicopter based rescue.

This training will be based out at the American Legion Fairgrounds and conducted in and out of the Brock Mill Pond. The purpose is to simulate real life helicopter based aquatic rescues from large bodies of water such as the Brock Mill Pond.

Public is welcome to watch this training from the opposite side of the pond near the Historic Brock Mill House. There should be good viewing from the new boardwalk and fishing pier. The aerial portion of the training should being around 10 am.

We are thankful to be partnering with such specialized teams to bring this much needed training to our area of the state. The lessons learned will better prepare our teams for real life rescue missions in the future.