Ohio Task Force 1 switching gears, leaving North Carolina for Florida

After spending a week in North Carolina to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene, Ohio Task Force 1 will now be heading to Florida to help prepare for Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton is currently a Category 4 and is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

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Task Force 1 members arrived in Orlando on Monday night, and replacement members will head from Dayton to the Sunshine State.

According to Task Force 1 leader Jeff Newman, members are in good spirits but are preparing for the worst.

The members spent the last week helping those impacted by Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C.

Josh Compton, a battalion chief from Green, first went to Florida with team members and then moved to counties east of Asheville, which experienced some of the worst damage.

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