Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3

Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3 or CA-TF3 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Menlo Park, California. CA-TF3 is sponsored by the Menlo Park 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-TF3 was created in September 1991.cite web | url = http://catf3.usar.org/aboutcatf3/ | title = About the Team | publisher = CT-TF3 | accessdate = August 30 | accessyear = 2006]

NASA's Ames Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) based at the Ames Research Center near Mountain View, California is part of CA-TF3. [cite press release | publisher=NASA Ames Research Center | date=2001-05-17 | title=Ames’ Disaster Rescue Team to Support Search-Dog Test | url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2001/01_33AR.html | accessdate=2006-09-05] This partnership provides CA-TF3 with access to cutting edge US&R technology and the Task Force often tests new technology for applicability to US&R.

Deployments

* Hurricane Iniki, Kauai, Hawaii
* 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]
* Northern California Flood of New Year's Day 1997 - Napa, California; Yuba County, California
* September 11, 2001 attacks - Deployed to World Trade Center, New York City, New York [cite web | url = http://www.fema.gov/remember911/911_search.shtm | title = Searching in Hope: FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams | publisher = FEMA | accessdate = August 28 | accessyear = 2006]
* 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]
* Hurricane Katrina [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]

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