Lansing firefighters honored for rescuing brothers trapped in Bertie County’s tornado rubble after Hurricane Isaias

By Stone Andrews On Feb 8, 2021

Lansing (WTVD) – Hurricane Isaias severely damaged the east coast, including areas in North Carolina, in the summer of 2020.

The Department of North Carolina Veterans of Foreign Wars awarded life-saving awards to nine firefighters in Lansing on Monday.

First responders rescued two brothers after a tornado pierced Bertie County in August.

The brothers were trapped in their mobile home after gusts of a strong tornado turned it around several times.

Two people were killed when the EF-3 twister destroyed a neighborhood in Windsor.

Nine Lansing firefighters were honored for rescuing two brothers trapped in a motor home during a tornado from Hurricane Isaias in August.