CLEVELAND (WJW) – Hundreds of Ohioans are either on the ground or on their way to help victims in the aftermath of two deadly hurricanes.
Initially, 80 members Ohio Task Force 1 (OHTF-1) and two drivers were deployed to Florida two weeks ago for Hurricane Helene.
The highly trained first responders and physicians were working tirelessly there and then sent to North Carolina to further assist with search and recovery efforts.
Now they’re not back in Orlando following the Category 3 Hurricane Milton , which made landfall Wednesday night, causing catastrophic damage.
“We go somewhere, we get redirected to go somewhere else and that’s just part of the game,” said task force leader Adam Landis, speaking to FOX 8 from Florida Thursday night.
Ohioans providing hurricane relief in Florida following Milton
The violent storms spawned torrential rain and dozens of deadly twisters with sustained winds of 120 mph, claiming multiple lives.
OHTF-1 worked right up until Milton was about to come ashore and then hunkered down in a shelter until it passed.