Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2
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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]
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]
[edit] Deployments
- Hurricane Iniki, Kauai, Hawaii[4]
- 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]
- Bam, Iran 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]
- February 2011 Christchurch earthquake[10]
- 2011 Japan earthquake[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. http://www.fema.gov/emergency/usr/locations.shtm. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
- ^ "International Programs". Los Angeles County Fire Department. http://www.lacofd.org/SpecialOps/CA-TF2International.asp. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
- ^ http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/partners/ USAID Disaster Assiatance Partners Index
- ^ a b c d e f "Mission Report". Los Angeles County Fire Department. http://www.lacofd.org/SpecialOps/CA-TF2Mission.asp. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
- ^ "FEMA Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Summaries" (PDF). http://www.mipt.org/pdf/okcfr_App_E.pdf. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
- ^ "Volume II - Appendix D.10 - Debris Recovery". Columbia Accident Investigation Report. Columbia Accident Investigation Board. http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/caib/PDFS/VOL2/D10.PDF#page=8. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
- ^ "LA County USAR CA-TF2 activated and heading to IRAN" (Press release). Los Angeles County Fire.com. 20062-12-27. http://lacountyfire.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=120. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
- ^ "National Urban Search And Rescue Teams Deployed" (Press release). FEMA. September 3, 2005. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18582. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
- ^ "USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake". USAID. January 12, 2010. http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2010/pr100112.html. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "LA County firefighters mobilized for New Zealand". Associated Press. February 22, 2011. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/22/state/n121322S25.DTL. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "LA County & Virginia USAR Teams Deployed to Japan". www.firehouse.com. March 11, 2011. http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/la-county-usar-team-deployed-japan. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
[edit] External links
- "California Task Force 2". Los Angeles County Fire Department. http://fire.lacounty.gov/SpecialOps/TechOpsCA-TF2.asp. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
