93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One members continue their search efforts this morning near New Orleans, after Hurricane Ida.
reconnaissance operations near New Orleans on September 1, 2021 (photo courtesy of the Boone County Fire Protection District’s Facebook page)
Task Force One currently has six crews out assessing north central Jefferson Parish, from Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi River.
80 personnel from Task Force One are in Louisiana. They’ve brought 11 vehicles, including six boats.
Members of Missouri Task Force One witnessed a vehicle crash on Wednesday near New Orleans, and provided first aid until local fire and EMS crews arrived. Task Force One doctors and paramedics rendered aid to the victims.
