Law enforcement officials from all across Northeast Florida have packed up their things, gathered their crews and headed down south early Monday morning to help out fellow sheriff’s offices impacted by Hurricane Ian’s devastating aftermath.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly told News4JAX Sunday that members of the Emergency Response Team were leaving for Charlotte County to help with relief efforts after he received a call from the Charlotte County sheriff asking for assistance.
A crew of two headed down to the county Sunday to set up the response trailer and six more will head down Monday morning. “They’ve got their hands full down there. We feel very blessed up here and that allows us to help them out,” Staly said.The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Field Force Team and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office teamed together and left early Monday morning to assist those in Southwest Florida.
In the video, deputies are seen praying and exchanging words of encouragement before they embark on their mission.sounding their sirens as they left in their vehicles around 5 a.m. Monday with their trailers attached, full of the necessary equipment to help serve the Hurricane Ian search and rescue mission in Charlotte County.
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