Indiana is sending additional public safety personnel to the East Coast in response to Hurricane Sandy and the winter storm that followed.

An Incident Management Assistance Team is being deployed to replace the existing team in the City of Long Beach. The team will be split into two groups. One will manage the incident. The other will assist with donation and volunteer coordination.

The 37-person team includes public safety professionals from IDHS, Indiana University, IDHS Districts 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, and 10, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Indiana State Police.

The IMAT deployed earlier was due to begin returning home Sunday, Nov. 11.