Nebraska
Nebraska Task Force 1 departs for Puerto Rico disaster response
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — First responders from Nebraska and Iowa are on their option to assist in Puerto Rico.
Nebraska Activity Pressure 1 deployed Monday afternoon to assist with restoring energy and rescue operations if wanted.
3 Information Now was there as they left their headquarters in Lincoln for the airport.
The group contains 45 firefighters from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Papillion, Lincoln and Grand Island.
Physicians, structural engineers, and search canine are additionally coming alongside.
“You already know, we’re all skilled for this, we’re all able to go and that is what we stay up for is the chance to go assist folks of their time of want. Now we’ve that chance. So myself and everybody on the group are very grateful for that probability,” stated Dan Ripley, Activity Pressure Chief.
That is Nebraska Emergency Activity Pressure One’s first time flying to supply assist since September eleventh.
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