LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — About 80 members of Colorado Task Force 1 returned home Monday after spending weeks deployed in the southeast helping hurricane victims.
The FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team is made up of first responders from the area and is sponsored by West Metro Fire Rescue .
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Some people were gone for 12 days, but others were gone for nearly three weeks. Rick Peterson’s family was there waiting for him as his vehicle pulled into the training center in Lakewood.
“Knowing that he’s out there helping people, we are very proud of him,” his wife, Tammy Peterson, said…