FORT LAUDERDALE — After Hurricane Ian struck Florida’s southwest coast, officers within the state realized that they had sufficient Nationwide Guard models obtainable and despatched the crews that had come from Indiana residence.
Florida had requested assist by way of the Emergency Administration Help Compact. And the Indiana models have been on their manner after they have been despatched residence Sept. 30, two days after the storm slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The Indiana Nationwide Guard was among the many models that headed towards Florida “out of an abundance of warning,” William Manley, the deputy communications director for the Florida Nationwide Guard mentioned Thursday.
The compact “is a manner for Nationwide Guard models to enhance their inner, inherent capabilities by requesting help from different Nationwide Guard models,” Manley mentioned.
“As quickly as we carried out an preliminary evaluation and found that the affected space wasn’t as massive as initially forecasted, we launched a number of army models again to their residence states,” Manley mentioned in an e mail to The Related Press. “We stay extraordinarily grateful for his or her willingness to help us in our time of want.”
The Indiana Nationwide Guard mentioned Wednesday that Florida will reimburse it about $130,000. Indiana despatched greater than a dozen troopers, three flight crews and mechanics, together with two Black Hawk helicopters Sept 29, the day after Hurricane Ian slammed into the southwest Florida coast.
The have been despatched residence Sept. 30, Indiana Nationwide Guard Grasp Sgt. Jeff Lowry mentioned Wednesday.
“The entire value to fly the helicopters to Fort Rucker, Alabama, and again, together with crew pay, meals, and lodging, was roughly $130,000. Florida will reimburse the Indiana Nationwide Guard,” Lowry mentioned.
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