NORTH CAROLINA — The Colorado Springs Fire Department's (CSFD) Colorado Task Force 1 is in North Carolina helping out following two hurricanes.
These are your 10 CSFD firefighters currently on deployment with Colorado Task Force 1 for Hurricane Helene. They're currently in the area around Black Mountain, North Carolina.
The task force had been working in Clearwater Florida for Hurricane Milton and was recently… pic.twitter.com/APUQM50M62
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) October 17, 2024
CSFD says 10 firefighters are currently in Black Mountain, North Carolina for Hurricane Helene. The task force had previously been in Clearwater, Florida for Hurricane Milton.
WATCH: Colorado first responders in Florida to help as Hurricane Milton makes landfall
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