Jeffrey Newman is a captain at Sycamore Township Fire Department and has been with Ohio Task Force 1 since the early 2000s. He was sent to south Mississippi hours after Katrina devastated the ...

Ohio Task Force 1 says that it will be deploying to the Carolinas this weekend.According to the agency, a roster of 47 team members will depart Sunday morning from Ohio Task Force 1's main facility in ...

In less than 12 hours, Ohio Task Force 1 (OH-TF1) packed up and headed to the Carolinas, anticipating damage from a severe storm. But it was demobilized and returned home. As reported on News Center 7 ...

KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) – Ohio Task Force 1 is now back after a week of rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The busses, trucks and boats are all put away and many of the members are ...

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A recent 3-day training course is helping members of Ohio Task Force 1 become specialists in heavy equipment rigging (HERS), which is vital in disaster situations. Only 20-40 students are accepted in ...

VANDALIA, Ohio — Members of Ohio Task Force 1 will be returning home as they have been demobilized from heading to the Carolinas. Ohio Task Force 1 was placed on Alert Status as of 9 a.m. on Saturday ...

A spokesperson with the task force said they were placed on alert status at 9 a.m. Saturday as a Type III Urban Search & Rescue Team. The team will have a special focus on water rescue operations. A ...