Dalton Firefighters Respond To Kentucky Floods

Monday, April 7th, 2025

Two Dalton firefighters are part of a Georgia Search and Rescue (GSAR) task force responding to a flooding emergency in rural Kentucky. GSAR Task Force 6 responded to Nelson County, Kentucky on Saturday. At last report Monday morning, the task force had rescued or otherwise assisted 44 residents since their arrival.

Caption: DFD Captain Jason Harris (left foreground) is part of a Georgia Search and Rescue (GSAR) task force responding to a flooding emergency in Kentucky 

Captain Jason Harris and Firefighter Byron Miranda from the Dalton Fire Department are among the 25 firefighters from GSAR Task Force 6 who are responding in Kentucky. Both are certified as level two swift water rescue technicians and Captain Harris is the DFD’s special operations lead for water rescues.

As of Monday morning, conditions in some parts of Nelson County have improved, with roads in the New Haven area reopened. Two teams from Task Force 6 are still operating Monday near Boston, Kentucky while two others have been sent to Bullitt County, Kentucky to support rescue and evacuation efforts there.

The Task Force 6 group deployed in Kentucky also includes firefighters from Bartow County, Carroll County, Catoosa County, Gordon County, Haralson County, Walker County, and the Cities of Bremen, Calhoun, Cartersville, Chatsworth, and Dalton. The task force is responding along with units of the National Guard in Bardstown, New Haven, and Boston in Nelson County.

Below: Photos show the flood waters in Nelson County, Kentucky where members of GSAR Task Force 6 are responding