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Five firefighters from Colorado Springs joined 40 other first responders from Colorado in a deployment to Louisiana to aid search and rescue missions during Hurricane Ida, which made landfall midday

Hurricane Ida has blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., rushing toward New Orleans and one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors.

Colorado Task Force 1, based out of West Metro Fire in Lakewood, has assisted with the floods of 2013, Hurricane Katrina, and the attacks on September 11, 2001.

Early Saturday morning, 45 members of Colorado Task Force 1 packed up for what likely will be an unpredictable next few days.

Colorado first responders will assist with search and rescue as Ida is forecast to make landfall on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans.

Colorado Task Force 1 Members & K9s Train For Building Collapse CBS Denver 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Task Force 1 team members and their K9s trained on search and rescue tactics in Denver on Saturday. Their scenario mirrored the condo collapse in Florida. © Provided by CBS Denver (credit: CBS) Crews searched for “survivors” under rubble. Six dogs with their handlers worked to find a person hiding in the rubble. Video: FEMA Task...

Colorado Task Force One trains for search and rescue missions Colorado Task Force One trains at a rubble pile similar to what they would encounter if there was a real disaster like the one at Surfside in Miami. Author: Darius Johnson Updated: 5:56 PM MDT July 10, 2021 COLORADO, USA — Colorado Task Force One (CO-TF1) did not get deployed to assist with the condo collapse in Surfside as they have during other disasters. However, West Metro Fire is preparing if a...

Florida building collapse update: Death toll climbs to 9; 152 still missing as rescue teams from Israel, Mexico search for residents Trevor Hughes, Wendy Rhodes and Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY Surfside residents detail heartbreaking moment condo building partially collapsed Replay Video UP NEXT SURFSIDE, Fla. – The painstaking and dangerous search for survivors from a condo building collapse continued Sunday in a seaside town north of Miami Beach, as families and community me...

Florida building collapse: Death toll climbs to 9 as searchers hope to find survivors; families of missing taken to condo site Trevor Hughes, Wendy Rhodes and Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY Surfside residents detail heartbreaking moment condo building partially collapsed Replay Video UP NEXT SURFSIDE, Fla. – The painstaking and dangerous search for survivors from a condo building collapse continued Sunday in a seaside town north of Miami Beach, as families and community members ...

Searchers dug a 40-foot-deep trench through the site to assist with their efforts. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said rescue work is proceeding slowly in part because the 136-unit buildings rubble itself has "forensic" value. SURFSIDE, Fla. – The painstaking and dangerous search for survivors from a condo building collapse continued Sunday in a seaside town north of Miami Beach, as families and community members held out hope that the 152 missing would be found alive.  "We just need a few more ...