Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1
The Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1
Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1 or MA-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Beverly, Massachusetts. MA-TF1 is sponsored by the city of Beverly.[1] The team is made up of 150 people including Police, Fire, EMS and Civilians.[2]
Deployments
As of March 2015 below is a list of MA-TF1's deployments:[3]
- Hurricane Luis - August 1995
- Hurricane Marilyn - September 1995
- Hurricane Opal - September 1995
- Meadow Pond Dam - March 1996
- 1996 Summer Olympics - July & August 1996
- Hurricane Georges - September 1998
- Hurricane Floyd - September 1999
- Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire - December 1999
- World trade center collapse - September 2001
- American Airlines Flight 587 - November 2001
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - February 2003
- Democratic National Convention - July 2004
- Hurricane Katrina - September 2005
- Hurricane Dennis - August 2005
- Hurricane Rita - September 2005
- Hurricane Wilma - September 2006
- Hurricane Ernesto - September 2006
- Danvers Chemical fire - November 2006
- Hurricane Gustav - August 2008
- Flooding in Fargo - March 2009
- Major Flooding - March 2010
- Springfield Tornado - June 2011
- Hurricane Irene - August 2011
- Hurricane Sandy - October 2012
References
- ↑ "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
- ↑ "About Us". MA-FT1. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Deployments". MA-TF1. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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