NE Task Force 1 travel south for Hurricane Laura

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska Task Force 1 (NE-TF1), the urban search and rescue team based with Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LFR), has been deployed to College Station, Texas in anticipation of Hurricane Laura.

NE-TF1 will be leaving Lincoln around 5 p.m. Tuesday and arrive at their destination by Wednesday morning. The water rescue team includes 25 firefighters from LFR, the Omaha Fire Department, and the Papillion Fire Department. LFR Battalion Chief of Special Operations Brad Thavenet has also been deployed to the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Incident Support Team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

For more information on NE-TF1, visit nebraskataskforce1.com.