Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia, a news release said.
– Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s sending resources to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia Tuesday afternoon.
Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida with hurricane-force winds late Tuesday and arrive on the coast by Wednesday, the Associated Press said. It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season, and a potentially big blow to the state, which is also dealing withIn an effort to help, the Texas A&M Task Force 1 deployed a Type 3 urban search-and-rescue team consisting of 46 personnel, four boats, and four canines at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency .
Texas A&M Task Force 1 functions as one of the 28 federal teams under FEMA’s National Urban Search and Rescue System and is one of two statewide search-and-rescue teams under the direction of the TDEM, the release said.Texas A&M Task Force 1 is sponsored by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service , a member of The Texas A&M University System, and is headquartered in College Station, Texas.
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