September 28, 2022 1:45 p.m. 

The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is sending help to Florida to assist with the response to Hurricane Ian.

On Wednesday, 13 team members from the OSFM’s three incident management teams left Oregon to work in Florida for up to 14 days.

An OSFM release said the Florida Division of Emergency Management requested aid through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, administered by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The team is led by Incident Commanders Ted Kunze and Ian Yocum. Specific work sites for the team will be determined as they travel and as Hurricane Ian continues to push across Florida. They will be working in communities impacted by the storm.