OHIO — Ohio Task Force 1 has been demobilized and is no longer needed after concerns about tsunami conditions in Hawaii.
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News Center 7 previously reported that OH-TF1’s 45-member Type III Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) was activated early Wednesday.
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It followed a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, which is one of the most powerful quakes in recorded history.
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The quake triggered widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Hawaii, Alaska, and the entire West Coast of the United States.
The task force was officially demobilized around 11:30 a.m.
OH-TF1 Task Force Leader Adam Landis was tagged to lead this deployment.
“We are grateful our skills aren’t needed,” Landis said. “Our team was prepared and ready to go.”
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