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Members of Missouri Task Force One deployed to Oregon and Louisiana to help out during multiple natural diasters.
FEMA activated two members on Saturday as incident support team members to help manage the response during massive forest fires in Oregon.
Two members of Missouri Task Force 1 activated by @fema and have deployed to Salem, Oregon in response to the multiple forest fires in the state.
These two members are part of the Incident Support Team that has been assigned to help manage the event. #MOTF1 pic.twitter.com/Fo7pinb1sa
— Boone County Fire (@BooneCountyFire) September 13, 2020
Dozens have died and thousands have evacuated to get away from fires all along the West Coast, and caused states like Oregon to have some of the worst air quality in the world.
Other members are heading down to Baton Rouge, La. to respond to damage that could be coming to the Gulf coast as Tropical Storm Sally approaches. The storm could become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall late Monday night or early Tuesday.
