COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Columbus firefighter has been assigned as part of the response to recent flooding in Kentucky.
Columbus firefighter Jarrad Mullis is among the members of Indiana Task Force 1 who have been deployed to southeastern Kentucky, the department said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the citizens of Kentucky and all responders,” said the department in a social media post.
According to a post from Indiana Task Force 1, 32 of its members left for Kentucky on Friday night. The group includes 31 firefighters and one police officer.
“The two-16 member Mission Ready Package Water teams (MRP-W) are specialists trained in top water and swift water rescue,” the task force said.
Indiana Task Force 1 is part of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System established by FEMA. The task force is prepared to respond to any natural or human-created disaster 24 hours a day, handling all hazards from local search and rescue to national large scale-incidents.
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