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'Raise your right paw:' 5 canines get sworn in as members of FEMA search and rescue team
Five canines and their handlers were officially recognized Thursday night as working members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 5 team. In a special ceremony, all five ...
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In Helene’s aftermath, FEMA search-and-rescue teams know they now search for victims
These were members of Maryland Task Force One, a federally funded Montgomery County, Maryland-based urban search-and-rescue team that has been part of FEMA’s response to Helene. FEMA has sent ...
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Jeremy Urekew
Jeremy Urekew is a hazmat team manager for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Ohio Task Force 1, a wilderness rescue paramedic for Red Star Wilderness EMS, a rescue specialist with the KSP Hoist ...
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Biden administration requesting roughly $100 billion for disaster relief
A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4 ...
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Washington crews answer urgent call, joining thousands to fight devastating LA wildfires
Washington Task Force One is one of 28 FEMA urban search and rescue teams in the U.S., said Palmer. California has eight teams. “We want to go do stuff. I mean, that's our reason for being on ...