After being activated early Wednesday morning to help with tsunami conditions in Hawaii, Ohio Task Force One was demobilized ahead of its journey.
Around 3 a.m., the 45-member team was activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a part of a national response to provide aid to Hawaii. The task force was dismissed around 11:30 a.m.
“We are grateful our skills aren’t needed,” OH-TF1 Task Force Leader Adam Landis said. “Our team was prepared and ready to go. ”
The task force was activated following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off of Russia's coast, one of the most powerful earthquakes in history.
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Tsunami warnings were issued across the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, Alaska and the entire west coast.
