Louisiana firefighters heading to Colorado for flood response and recovery

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Incident Support Team is deploying to Colorado to help with response and recovery efforts as ongoing rain and flooding threaten communities.

The team will depart Monday evening for Archuleta, Colorado. The Office of the State Fire Marshal said responders will work alongside Colorado's teams to help meet community needs, protect residents and strengthen recovery efforts.

The team includes members from the St. George Fire Department, Baton Rouge Fire Department and the Lafayette Fire Department.