Urban Search and Rescue Maryland Task Force 1

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Urban Search and Rescue Maryland Task Force 1 or MD-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Montgomery County, Maryland. MD-TF1 is sponsored by Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service. [1]

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The Pentagon, September 12, 2001. Members of the Montgomery County FEMA US&R team talk with Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan.
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Team members coordinate with the FBI

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References

  1. "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.