Urban Search and Rescue Tennessee Task Force 1

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Urban Search and Rescue Tennessee Task Force or TN-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Memphis, Tennessee. TN-TF1 is sponsored by the Memphis Fire Services. [1] The team consists of professional firefighters, physicians, nurses, paramedics, structural engineers, canine search specialists, heavy equipment operators, and other specialists. [2]

In April 1997, it was reported that TN-TF1 was preparing to get ready for deployments. It would become one of the only task forces in the Mid-South, the closest at that time being those in Florida and Nebraska. [3]

References

  1. "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
  2. "Firefighters in training for disaster". Germantown News. 1997-07-03. pp.  1 2 . Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  3. Robbins, Kevin (1997-04-07). "Elite squad trains for starring role in next disaster". The Commercial Appeal. pp.  A1 A4 . Retrieved 2025-05-03.