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John Payne, a volunteer firefighter who was born and raised in Chimney Rock Village, recalled the devastating floods brought on by Hurricane Helene. “These boulders are the size of cars or houses, even, that are rolling down the river. There’s the steel girders from the beams on the bridges … that are bent in horseshoe shapes around boulders.” While the hurricane damaged much of the community, Payne is confident it’ll bounce back. “These people are as strong as the mountain. You can’t run us out