Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2

A woman is rescued alive from rubble by the CA-TF2 several days after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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]

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]
• 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake[13]

References

1. "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
2. "International Programs". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
3. http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/partners/ USAID Disaster Assiatance Partners Index
4. "Mission Report". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
5. "FEMA Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Summaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
6. "Volume II - Appendix D.10 - Debris Recovery" (PDF). Columbia Accident Investigation Report. Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
7. "LA County USAR CA-TF2 activated and heading to IRAN" (Press release). Los Angeles County Fire.com. 2006-12-27. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
8. "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.
9. "USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake". USAID. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
10. "LA County firefighters mobilized for New Zealand". Associated Press. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
11. "LA County & Virginia USAR Teams Deployed to Japan". www.firehouse.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
12. $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
13. "California Sends Highly Specialized Search and Rescue Unit to Support Efforts in Wake of Turkey Earthquake Cal OES News". California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

External links

• "California Task Force 2". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved March 9, 2009.