Ohio Task Force 1 sends more teams south, prepares for Hurricane Ian’s aftermath

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Individuals from throughout Ohio together with Ohio Process Power 1 shall be heading down south to assist put together for Hurricane Ian’s aftermath.

Public Info Officer Chris O’Connor mentioned they’re getting ready a 36 member crew.

“They are going to be driving all night time lengthy tonight and heading to the impacted space in Florida they are going to be becoming a member of a 47 individual crew that has been in Florida since yesterday,” she mentioned.

The Ohio Process Power 1 crew is made up of firefighters and unbiased contractors, together with three Columbus firefighters and a firefighter from Delaware County EMS.

O’Connor instructed 19 Information that that is an all hazard crew, to allow them to reply to any sort of an emergency.

“To the folks of Ohio we wish to say thanks for letting us do what we do,” she mentioned.

On Saturday, a 47 individual crew from the duty pressure left from the company’s headquarters close to Dayton.

“The most important want is simply gonna be responding to that water affect so we’re gonna should be sure that persons are secure we’re going to get lacking individuals,” O’Connor mentioned.

We requested her how the duty pressure sees this mission.

“These guys simply see this as their jobs they’re excited to do it they’re antsy to get into the work they know they’ll do,” she mentioned.

As for O’Connor, she needs to ship out good vibes to everybody that shall be impacted and desires to induce them to assume positively.

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