Task Force Locations
The 28 teams of the US&R Task Force program are spread throughout the United States. The teams are identified by the official two-letter U.S. Postal Service state abbreviations followed by the letters TF for Task Force and a sequential number for the number of the task force for that state. For example, the newest task force in the state of California, the San Diego Task Force, is identified as CA-TF8, being the 8th task force to be created in California.
- AZ-TF1 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix Fire Department
- CA-TF1 - Los Angeles, California - Los Angeles City Fire Department
- CA-TF2 - Los Angeles County, California - Los Angeles County Fire Department
- CA-TF3 - Menlo Park, California - Menlo Park Fire Department
- CA-TF4 - Oakland, California - Oakland Fire Department
- CA-TF5 - Orange County, California - Orange County Fire Authority
- CA-TF6 - Riverside, California - Riverside Fire Department
- CA-TF7 - Sacramento, California - Sacramento Fire Department
- CA-TF8 - San Diego, California - San Diego Fire Department
- CO-TF1 - State of Colorado
- FL-TF1 - Miami-Dade County, Florida - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
- FL-TF2 - Miami, Florida - Miami Fire Department
- IN-TF1 - Marion County, Indiana
- MD-TF1 - Montgomery County, Maryland - Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service
- MA-TF1 - Beverly, Massachusetts
- MO-TF1 - Boone County, Missouri - Boone County Fire Protection District
- NE-TF1 - Lincoln, Nebraska - Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department
- NV-TF1 - Clark County, Nevada - Clark County Fire Department
- NM-TF1 - State of New Mexico
- NY-TF1 - New York City, New York - Fire Department of New York, New York City Police Department
- OH-TF1 - Miami Valley, Ohio
- PA-TF1 - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- TN-TF1 - Memphis, Tennessee - Memphis Fire Services
- TX-TF1 - College Station, Texas - Texas Engineering Extension Service
- UT-TF1 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Unified Fire Authority
- VA-TF1 - Fairfax County, Virginia - Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
- VA-TF2 - Virginia Beach, Virginia - Virginia Beach Fire Department
- WA-TF1 - Puget Sound region, Washington
The U.S. Army's 911th Engineer Company, modeled on a FEMA USAR Task Force, provides additional response to the National Capital Region.
Read more about this topic: FEMA Urban Search And Rescue Task Force
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