FLORIDA, USA — Indiana Task Force 1 is returning to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
The team of 80 central Indiana first responders was deployed to the state in late September ahead of Hurricane Helene, and spent days helping in the aftermath of the devastating storm.
IN-TF1 was then relocated to North Carolina, assisting in the aftermath of Helene there. The group is one of the 28 "highly trained" Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-sponsored Urban Search and Rescue teams in the U.S., according the Government of Indianapolis.
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The team wrote in an early October social media post that it was "navigating challenging and uneven rural terrain to assist local and state agencies in ensuring the safety and whereabouts of the community members in this Appalachian region."
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, IN-TF1 announced it was demobilizing from North Carolina and being moved to Florida to help prepare and assist with the response for Hurricane Milton.
The group has not yet said where in Florida it will be responding to.