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Colorado Task Force 1 Heading Home After Florence

DENVER (CBS4) - Members of the Colorado Task Force 1 are coming back home after helping hurricane victims on the East Coast. Hurricane Florence slammed into areas like North Carolina a couple of weeks ago.

West Metro Fire Rescue tweeted about coming home on Monday.

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They say they helped evacuate more than 570 people and checked more than 3,500 structures for damage.

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The storm caused at least 43 deaths.

The crew deployed on Sept. 11 and is expected to be back on Thursday.

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