The last time this task force was deployed in a non-federal status was to support search and rescue missions during the Oso ...

America's urban search and rescue teams are facing financial and political pressure. However, their work has never been more in demand, as weather disasters become increasingly common.

Kansas Task Force 1 was deployed to Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday, July 12, 2025, to help with search and rescue following devastating floods. The deployment is part of a mutual aid agreement between ...

Washington State Task Force-1 departed for Skagit County Tuesday to assist with search and rescue operations. It marks the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A federal search and rescue task force of firefighters from Colorado agencies deployed to Texas for response efforts following catastrophic Fourth of July holiday weekend flooding that ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas has seen an outpouring of support from other state governments in the wake of devastating flash flooding that took the lives of at least 111 people over the Fourth of July ...

Members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 returned home to their deployment site in North Philadelphia after a 23-day mission in North Carolina, where they provided search and rescue support in the ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A team of eastern Carolina first responders are reflecting on their humbling experience in the western part of the state, as homes and lives were forever transformed by ...

OH-TF1 was activated on Saturday and left on Sunday for Perry County, Kentucky to assist in search and rescue following deadly flooding in the state. The 47-person team spent three days conducting ...

Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue Strike Task Force 1 Leader Brian Kokkila discusses the process of obtaining a higher accreditation at the Fire Bureau Headquarters. Dogs that can sniff out people ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — More than a week after catastrophic flash flooding devastated Texas Hill Country, rescue efforts continue and among the teams on the ground is Florida’s own Task Force Four. Made ...

On July 11, Nevada Task Force 1 members have begun search operations in Kerr County alongside "members of a Texas state search and rescue team, California K9 team, heavy equipment operators, and ...