Hurricane Ian: LA, OC first responders traveling to Florida to help in aftermath

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Local firefighters and Red Cross volunteers are heading to Florida to provide much-needed aid.

left a path of destruction after it made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday. Search and rescue efforts are underway as people try to recover and rebuild. Tony Sapien, a volunteer with the Red Cross says he's going to Florida to help "give back to the community." Sapien has been volunteering for the LA Red Cross since 2018 and was deployed to help during Hurricane Michael.

"Initially you have to deal with loss and then how is it that you're going to integrate that into your day-to-day activities," he told FOX 11. Hurricane Ian downgrades to Category 1, dangerous winds, storm surge continue to batter Florida "Our task force is ready 24/7/365 to be able to deploy to anything in the neighborhood of 80 people all the way down to 16 people," Fetterman said. Hurricane Ian hits Florida, now heads toward Gerogia, Carolinas

 

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