Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue Team

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10/10/2024

Millions of people lost power in Florida as Milton spun out a barrage of tornadoes and strong winds that measured more than 100 miles per hour. Now people who weathered through the storm are in nee…

10/10/2024

16 FEMA Urban Search Rescue Teams are strategically staged in Central Florida, Northern Florida, and Southern Georgia, prepared to deploy upon request by the State of Florida. These teams specialize in search, rescue, medicine, hazardous materials, logistics, and planning, including technical specialists such as physicians, structural engineers, and canine search teams.

👉🏻Arizona TF 1
👉🏻California TF 1
👉🏻California TF 2
👉🏻California TF 3
👉🏼 California TF 6
👉🏻Colorado TF 1
👉🏻Indiana TF 1
👉🏼Maryland TF 1
👉🏻Nebraska TF 1
👉🏻New York TF 1
👉🏻Nevada TF 1
👉🏻Ohio TF 1
👉🏻Texas TF 1
👉🏻Utah TF 1
👉🏻Virginia TF 2
👉🏻Washington TF 1

10/10/2024

VA-TF2 takes on Hurricane Milton two weeks after relocating from there to North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

10/09/2024

10/06/2024

VA-TF2 UPDATE: Additional Members of Virginia Task Force 2 (VA-TF2) USAR Activated to Support Response to Tropical Cyclone Milton

Seventeen additional members of Virginia Task Force 2 have been activated effective 0800 hours, Monday, October 7, 2024, as a Mission Ready Package-Water Rescue and will deploy from the FEMA Warehouse, 513 Viking Drive, Ste. 9, at 1100 hours, Monday, October 7, 2024, where they are expected to arrive in Atlanta, Georgia, later Monday afternoon.

In addition, six members of VA-TF2 left this morning for Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the RED IST.

Both groups will rendezvous with FEMA IST in Atlanta, Georgia, to stage for possible movement into Florida, to respond to Tropical Cyclone Milton, and assist local agencies with requests for assistance as needed.

10/06/2024

Current Operations: The Red Incident Support Team will be activated effective 8:00 AM Sunday, October 6, 2024. Additionally, the following resources have been activated to support the response to Tropical Storm Milton that is expected to become a major Hurricane.

1 NIMS Type 1 US&R Task Force: Washington TF-1
3 NIMS Type 3 US&R Task Forces: California TF-1, California TF-2 & California TF-3 and
1 Mission Ready Package Water Rescue from from Virginia TF-2

10/05/2024

VA-TF2 UPDATE: 10/05/2024
Virginia Task Force Two US&R squads are actively completing primary searches in southern Mitchell County, NC, while conducting boat operations on the North Toe and Nolichucky Rivers alongside Oklahoma Task Force 1. The Task Force is coordinating with North Carolina Task Force 8, they're working in the central part of the county to finish up primary searches, with our plans section supporting through the Search and Rescue Common Operating Platform (SARCOP).

VA-TF2 is deploying squads to the northern parts of the county, where they need more intel and to complete the remaining primary searches. Humanitarian efforts are ongoing. The team is operating at full capacity, doing an incredible job with great morale.