Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue Strike Task Force 1 Leader Brian Kokkila discusses the process of obtaining a higher accreditation at the Fire Bureau Headquarters. Dogs that can sniff out people ...

After Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed into a ravine one snowy morning in 2022, it took hours before authorities could confirm that no one had been killed or trapped beneath the rubble.

OH-TF1 was activated on Saturday and left on Sunday for Perry County, Kentucky to assist in search and rescue following deadly flooding in the state. The 47-person team spent three days conducting ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A federal search and rescue task force of firefighters from Colorado agencies deployed to Texas for response efforts following catastrophic Fourth of July holiday weekend flooding that ...

THANK YOU. WELL, HELP IS ON THE WAY TO TEXAS. NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN DEPLOYED NEBRASKA TASK FORCE ONE. THIS TEAM IS GOING TO HELP WITH SEARCHES AND RECOVERY AFTER THE FLOODING IN TEXAS. MORE ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A team of eastern Carolina first responders are reflecting on their humbling experience in the western part of the state, as homes and lives were forever transformed by ...

MOTF-1 is a division of the Boone County Fire Protection District created to assist local emergency agencies facing a disaster response. Since its deployment to southeastern Missouri on Thursday, ...

Nov. 5—BEVERLY — Mark Foster, who built the Beverly-based FEMA search-and-rescue team that responded to 9/11 and dozens of other emergencies, has died. Foster's death was announced Monday on the ...

To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency responses, focusing on increasing capabilities, expediting threat mitigation and improving casualty outcomes, a successful Active ...

SEATTLE — Washington State Task Force-1 has been mobilized to Skagit County to aid in search and rescue operations following severe flooding. Activated by the Washington State Military Department's ...