COLUMBIA — Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated for deployment to Kentucky in response to the devastating tornados that struck the state on the evening of December 10, 2021.
Missouri Task Force 1 Deploying as a Type III Team to Tornado Damage in Kentucky.
Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy as a type III task force and join Indiana Task Force 1, Tennessee Task Force 1 and Ohio Task Force 1. Once MO-TF1 arrives in staging, they will receive a mission assignment based on local needs.
Missouri Task Force 1 has also deployed three members as part of a FEMA Incident Support Team. These three members are filling the rolls of Operations Section Chief, Situation Unit Leader and Division/Group Supervisor.
Missouri Task Force 1 will deploy within three hours as a Type III team which includes 35 personnel, 10 ground support personnel with over 100,000 pounds of equipment. The task force will be headed to Murray State University to stage and await their mission assignment. The target was to arrive this morning before 8 a.m.