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Interview no. | K-0615 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | K.2.13. Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Voices after the Deluge, the Great North Carolina Flood |
Project description | Interviews, 1999-2003, with flood victims, rescue workers, relief workers, ministers, farmers, farm workers, small-business owners, environmental monitors, and political leaders in eastern North Carolina about the devastating flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Topics include the toll of the flood on human lives; disruptions to community and sense of place; political response to the disaster at local, state, and national levels; public health and environmental issues; the effect of the disaster on the region's most vulnerable residents; and the experiences of relief workers. Some interviewees offer parallels between the hurricane and other tragedies, particularly 9/11. |
Date | 18 June 2002 |
Interviewee | Hoover, Gerald. |
Interviewee occupation | Police |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Barnes, Jay. |
Abstract | 37-year-old rescue swimmer for Coast Guard, at time of Floyd located at Air Station Elizabeth City. On duty when Hurricane Floyd started; gets search-and-rescue alarm for 300 people trapped in North Carolina; difficulty maneuvering in dark flooded urban environment; details of various rescues; people who refuse to leave; gives patch to scared kid; spends about 6 hours out; aware of dangers, limited free swimming; good work of pilots, etc.; loves what he does, it's an adrenaline rush. |
Subject Topical |
Hurricane Floyd, 1999. Floods--North Carolina. Hurricanes--North Carolina. Disaster relief--North Carolina. Disaster relief--North Carolina. |
Citation | Interview with Gerald Hoover by Jay Barnes, 18 June 2002 K-0615, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | K-0615 |