Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2
Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2 or CA-TF2 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Los Angeles County, California. CA-TF2 is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.[1]
A woman is rescued alive from rubble by the CA-TF2 several days after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
CA-TF2 is one of two Task Forces that works with the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide international response to natural and man-made disasters.[2][3]
Deployments
- Hurricane Iniki, Kauai, Hawaii[4]
- 1994 Northridge earthquake, Los Angeles County, California[4]
- Oklahoma City bombing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[5]
- 1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, Georgia[4]
- 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah - Deployed to Utah on standby in the event of a disaster or attack.[4]
- Debris recovery of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - February 2003.[6]
- 2003 Bam earthquake - December 2003[7]
- Southeast Asia tsunami - Sri Lanka[4]
- Hurricane Katrina - Deployed to New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]
- Hurricane Rita - Gulf Region[4]
- 2010 Haiti earthquake[9]
- 2011 Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand[10]
- 2011 Japan earthquake[11]
- April 2015 Nepal earthquake[12]
References
- "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
- "International Programs". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
- http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/partners/ USAID Disaster Assiatance Partners Index
- "Mission Report". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
- "FEMA Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Summaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
- "Volume II - Appendix D.10 - Debris Recovery" (PDF). Columbia Accident Investigation Report. Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
- "LA County USAR CA-TF2 activated and heading to IRAN" (Press release). Los Angeles County Fire.com. 2006-12-27. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
- "National Urban Search And Rescue Teams Deployed" (Press release). FEMA. 3 September 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
- "USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake". USAID. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- "LA County firefighters mobilized for New Zealand". Associated Press. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- "LA County & Virginia USAR Teams Deployed to Japan". www.firehouse.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- $10 Million: The Latest On U.S. Aid To Nepal Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Talk Radio News Service; April 28, 2015
External links
- "California Task Force 2". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
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