Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2

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Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2 or CA-TF2 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Los Angeles County, California. CA-TF2 is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. [1]

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CA-TF2 is one of two Task Forces that works with the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide international response to natural and man-made disasters. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
  2. ↑ "International Programs". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  3. ↑ http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/partners/ USAID Disaster Assiatance Partners Index
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mission Report". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
  5. ↑ "FEMA Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Summaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Volume II - Appendix D.10 - Debris Recovery" (PDF). Columbia Accident Investigation Report. Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
  7. ↑ "LA County USAR CA-TF2 activated and heading to IRAN" (Press release). Los Angeles County Fire.com. 2006-12-27. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
  8. ↑ "National Urban Search And Rescue Teams Deployed" (Press release). FEMA. 3 September 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
  9. ↑ "USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake". USAID. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
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  12. ↑ $10 Million: The Latest On U.S. Aid To Nepal Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Talk Radio News Service; April 28, 2015
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