SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- Three Suffolk firefighters deployed to North Carolina with Virginia Task Force 2 (VATF2) Friday. (Courtesy of the City of Suffolk) Master Firefighter Louis Jiannine, Firefighter Paramedic Dan Moore and Firefighter Bobby Matthews joined VATF2 to help with relief operations in western North Carolina. (Courtesy of the City of Suffolk) Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance (Courtesy of the City of Suffolk) Helene hit western North Carolina and the Asheville area especially hard, with flooding that wiped out buildings, roads, utilities and land. Mercy Chefs responds to Hurricane Helene with hot meals for thousands Portsmouth based Mercy Chefs is also on the ground in western North Carolina serving thousands of hot, chef-prepared meals.