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Bat Cave fire chief to be special guest at State of the Union

Bat Cave Fire Chief Steve Freeman speaks to U.S. Sen. Ted Budd as Henderson County Manager John Mitchell looks on in March 2025.

By Bill Moss, Published: February 23, 2026

Steve Freeman, the Bat Cave fire chief whose harrowing story of surviving a landslide during Hurricane Helene has been seen by thousands, will be seated in the audience at the State of the Union address Tuesday night as special guest of U.S. Sen. Ted Budd.

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