First responders with Indiana Task Force 1 have deployed and are prepared to assist in response to Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall at about 2 p.m. Wednesday near the Charlotte-Lee County border in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm. The storm’s winds have increased to near Category 5 strength of 155 mph, according to the Naples Daily News. Indiana Task Force 1 was activated for hurricane response at 7 a.m. Tuesday and 45 team members with six support staff personnel deployed, according to the task force’s Twitter account. The team made their way to southern Alabama to stage and await further orders. Team members from the Indianapolis Fire Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and several other agencies are part of the response team.