The Indiana Task Force 1 insignia is pictured on one of their support vehicles on Aug. 4 in Indianapolis.
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Three local firefighters and paramedics are back home after deploying with Indiana Task Force 1 to assist in the response to Tropical Storm Debby.
IN-TF1, the state’s Federal Emergency Management Agency-designated urban search and rescue task force, was demobilized Thursday and returned to Indianapolis around 7 p.m. Friday, officials said in a news release. A total of 45 personnel were deployed to South Carolina to support operations related to Tropical Storm Debby, which impacted that region last week.
Keegan Sichting, a ground support specialist for the Bargersville Community Fire Department; Chelsea Spina, a medical specialist with the White River Township Fire Department; and Robert Stetcher, a rescue specialist with the Greenwood Fire Department, deployed as part of the task force last week.
IN-TF1 deployed ahead of Debby impacting South Carolina on Aug. 4. On Aug. 6, task force officials said the team remained in staging in South Carolina awaiting further direction once the storm moved through.
The team was ultimately demobilized at 3 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
