Indiana National Guard joins other local agencies for Hurricane Ian recovery efforts

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Nationwide Guard will be a part of a number of different native companies in lending a hand in response to Hurricane Ian.

Greater than a dozen Indiana Nationwide Guard troopers will head to Florida on Thursday morning to assist with hurricane reduction and restoration efforts.

The troopers will probably be joined by three flight crews and mechanics, together with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to help navy and civilian companies.

The group is about to depart at 9 a.m. from the Shelbyville Nationwide Guard Armory. WISH-TV will probably be there for up to date protection.

Groups from Duke Power and AES Indiana are already in Florida to assist utility corporations restore energy to hundreds of thousands of residents. AES despatched 233 linemen and Duke Power despatched greater than 130 Indiana staff.

Dozens of volunteers with the Indiana Area of the American Pink Cross are additionally aiding in reduction efforts.

Indiana Activity Power 1 despatched a 51-member search and rescue group to Lake Metropolis, Fla., within the northern a part of the state. The group is gearing as much as carry out preliminary injury assessments of the realm and can also be ready to go to the western coast of Florida if wanted.

IN-TF1 is likely one of the nation’s 28 Federal Emergency Administration Company search and rescue groups.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell laid out Hurricane Ian reduction plans Wednesday.

“There are a number of volunteer companies which can be staged and ready to carry out feeding operations as quickly as it’s secure. These groups will coordinate search and rescue efforts by land, air, and sea,” Criswell stated. “Now we have 128,000 gallons of gas, prepared for speedy deployment.”