ASHEVILLE – Resource coordination, communication failures and staffing struggles were among challenges identified by both the city and Buncombe County in their respective Tropical Storm Helene after-action reports, released in mid-September, nearly a year after the storm’s devastation.

“Helene changed our community forever. This report reflects hard lessons, but also the extraordinary courage and commitment of our staff, first responders, and partners,” County Manager Avril Pinder said in a Sept. 12 news release.

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