Indiana Task Force 1 Sends Additional Help To Texas

July 13, 2025 – Indiana Task Force 1, Indiana’s urban search-and-rescue team, has dispatched an additional 35 members to Kerr County, Texas, to bolster ongoing flood-response operations following catastrophic flash flooding that inundated the Hill Country region earlier this month.

The deployment comes amid intensifying recovery efforts after several rounds of torrential thunderstorms, which have repeatedly inundated local communities and disrupted prior relief operations . The team augments a multistate response that has included task forces from Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota, and others, along with units from the Coast Guard, National Guard, and Mexican emergency crews.

The disaster has claimed at least 132 confirmed fatalities as of July 10, including a tragic toll of over 106 lives lost in Kerr County alone—comprising both adults and children—with hundreds more reported missing. The Indiana contingent will assist in search and rescue, structural assessments, and recovery efforts, particularly along the rapidly swelling Guadalupe River corridor.

Indiana Task Force 1’s additional deployment underscores the severity and national scope of the disaster, with teams continuing 24/7 operations to locate survivors, recover victims, and support local authorities. As heavy rains threaten renewed flooding, the trained professionals are critical in reinforcing regional capacity and helping communities through this crisis.