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Indiana Task Force 1 deploying 70 members to help search efforts following deadly Hawaii wildfires

The task force was activated as a Type 1 Urban Search and Rescue team, receiving orders Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of members of Indiana Task Force 1 are heading to Hawaii to support search efforts following deadly wildfires in Maui.

The task force was activated as a Type 1 Urban Search and Rescue team, receiving orders Tuesday.

The team of 70 personnel from police and fire departments across central Indiana, as well as civilians, will depart Indianapolis Thursday night.

At least 106 people have been killed in the fires, and the governor warned many more bodies could be found in the coming days.

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