Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2
- 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. [cite web | url = http://www.fema.gov/emergency/usr/locations.shtm | title = US&R Task Force Locations | publisher = FEMA | accessdate = August 28 | accessyear = 2006]
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. [cite web | url = http://www.lacofd.org/SpecialOps/CA-TF2International.asp | title = International Programs | publisher = Los Angeles County Fire Department | accessdate = August 30 | accessyear = 2006]
Deployments
* Hurricane Iniki, Kauai, Hawaii[cite web | url = http://www.lacofd.org/SpecialOps/CA-TF2Mission.asp | title = Mission Report | publisher = Los Angeles County Fire Department | accessdate = August 30 | accessyear = 2006] ]
* Northridge earthquake, Los Angeles County, California
* Oklahoma City bombing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [cite web | url = http://www.mipt.org/pdf/okcfr_App_E.pdf | title = FEMA Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Summaries | accessdate = August 29 | accessyear = 2006|format=PDF]
* 1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, Georgia
* 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah - Deployed to Utah on standby in the event of a disaster or attack.
* Debris recovery of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - February 2003. [cite web | url = http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/caib/PDFS/VOL2/D10.PDF#page=8 | title = Volume II - Appendix D.10 - Debris Recovery | work = Columbia Accident Investigation Report | publisher = Columbia Accident Investigation Board | accessdate = August 29 | accessyear = 2006]
* Bam, Iran Earthquake - December 2003 [cite press release | publisher=Los Angeles County Fire.com | date= 20062-12-27 | title= LA County USAR CA-TF2 activated and heading to IRAN | url= http://lacountyfire.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=120 | accessdate= 2006-08-30]
* Southeast Asia Tsunami - Sri Lanka
* Hurricane Katrina - Deployed to New Orleans, Louisiana. [cite press release | publisher=FEMA | date=September 3, 2005 | title=National Urban Search And Rescue Teams Deployed | url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18582 | accessdate=2006-08-28]
* Hurricane Rita - Gulf RegionReferences
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