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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force

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How FEMA's Search And Rescue Task Force Prepares For A Deadly ‘What If’ Scenario | NBC Nightly News

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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue assist with casualty recovery during the Oregon wildfires

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Urban Search & Rescue - Heavy Equipment Rigging Training

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OCFL Update | Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 Returns Home from Surfside

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Swift Water Rescue in North Carolina by FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team

A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage and medicine. The teams are deployed to emergency and disaster sites within six hours of notification. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created the Task Force concept to provide support for large scale disasters in the United States. FEMA provides financial, technical and training support for the Task Forces as well as creating and verifying the standards of Task Force personnel and equipment.