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Early morning on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, 96 members of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s (MDFR) Urban Search and Rescue Team (US&R) Florida Task Force One (FL-TF1) will deploy to areas affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

The 96-person Type I US&R Team specializes in 12 areas, including command and control, technical search, structural assessment and stabilization, planning/technical information, advanced medical care including physicians and medical specialists, hazardous materials mitigation, tactical communications, logistics support, and safety and rescue specialists.

FL-TF1’s mission is to respond to natural and man-made disasters by providing search and rescue support, medical support, communications, damage assessment, and to coordinate the distribution of relief supplies. They have been deployed nationally and internationally for multiple disasters including the Oklahoma City bombing, World Trade Center collapse, Hurricane Katrina, earthquake responses in Colombia, Turkey, and Haiti, and, most recently, the building collapse in Surfside, FL.

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