People ride in the back of a pickup truck on a mud-covered street in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Tuesday in Marshall, N.C. Jeff Roberson/Associated Press

The state of Maine will send Maine Emergency Management and Maine Forest Service teams to North Carolina to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday.

The emergency response teams will depart Maine on Thursday and Friday with mobile command and support vehicles, the governor’s office said in a statement.

They will join a team of Maine Forest Service rangers already in North Carolina removing hazards and restoring road access.

The death toll from the storm reached 200 Thursday, making it the deadliest storm in the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina killed almost 1,400 in 2005. Helene washed out roads in the hard-to-reach mountains of western North Carolina, leaving residents without power, water and cellular service.

“During times of crisis, Maine people always stand up to help our fellow Americans. In the wake of this devastating hurricane, I am proud that Maine emergency response teams are deploying to help our friends in North Carolina as they recover from Hurricane Helene,” Mills said in a news release. “I ask all Maine people to join me in keeping all of those impacted by this terrible storm in their hearts, thoughts, and prayers.”

Maine often sends emergency crews to respond to national emergencies like wildfires and hurricanes under the Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Agreement.

Central Maine Power said this week it has dispatched 51 line workers and damage assessment staff to join hundreds of other utility workers restoring electricity in North Carolina and Virginia. The assistance from CMP is part of the same mutual aid network agreement that brings out-of-state crews to Maine to help restore power here after a major storm.