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As Hurricane Ian is the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since 1935, students and staff traveled to aid in recovery efforts.

Together task force members were able to conduct more than 8,700 house-by-house structure searches, saving hundreds of people and pets from dangerous situations.

By the numbers, the 84-member team helped in dozens of rescues and made 4,500 building-to-building searches.

Ohio Task Force 1 is returning home from Florida on Monday after spending two weeks helping with Hurricane Ian recovery.

Eighty-four members were sent to help with recovery efforts from the hurricane that struck the coast of Florida Sept. 28.

As the recovery in Florida begins to scratch the surface following Hurricane Ian, among those leading the effort is a group of well-respected Ohio volunteers.

Hurricane Ian's rescue and recovery effort not only involves finding survivors, but finding and identifying those who lost their lives.

More than 80 Ohioans from OTF-1 are helping Florida recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Ian, which made landfall near Fort Myers last Wednesday.

Two different groups were sent down to help. The first was sent on Wednesday.

An Ohio Task Force 1 public information officer says the team members are expected to be down in Florida for 14 days.