Central Indiana firefighters to depart Friday for Maui wildfire response

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 70 central Indiana firefighters from Indiana Task Force 1 will depart Indianapolis Friday at 6 a.m. to go to Maui. where they will support search efforts caused by the wildfires in the area, according to a Tweet.

The team received their Urban Search and Rescue activation orders Tuesday and have been working to find flights to Maui.

“They will be flying direct to Maui on a private charter aircraft and the flight is expected to take 9 hours,” the Indianapolis Fire Department said.

The team members are a part of the following agencies:

• Indianapolis Fire Department – 22
• Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department – 4
• Wayne Township Fire Department – 6
• Whitestown Fire Department –
• Sugar Creek Fire Department – 3
• Bargersville Fire Department – 1
• Danville Fire Department – 1
• Lafayette Fire Department – 2
• Plainfield Fire Department – 1
• Brownsburg Fire Department – 1
• Speedway Fire Department – 2
• Greenwood Fire Department – 1
• Zionsville Fire Department – 1
• Westfield Fire Department – 1
• Carmel Fire Department – 5
• Noblesville Fire Department – 1
• Civilians – 15

Two members of Indiana Task Force 1 went to Maui earlier this week to assist the search efforts.