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Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1

Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1 or MA-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Beverly, Massachusetts. MA-TF1 is sponsored by the city of Beverly. The team is made up of 150 people including Police, Fire, EMS and Civilians.

Deployments

As of March 2015 below is a list of MA-TF1's deployments:

  • Hurricane Luis - August 1995
  • Hurricane Marilyn - September 1995
  • Hurricane Opal - September 1995
  • Meadow Pond Dam - March 1996
  • 1996 Summer Olympics - July & August 1996
  • Hurricane Georges - September 1998
  • Hurricane Floyd - September 1999
  • Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire - December 1999
  • World trade center collapse - September 2001
  • American Airlines Flight 587 - November 2001
  • Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - February 2003
  • Democratic National Convention - July 2004
  • Hurricane Katrina - September 2005
  • Hurricane Dennis - August 2005
  • Hurricane Rita - September 2005
  • Hurricane Wilma - September 2006
  • Hurricane Ernesto - September 2006
  • Danvers Chemical fire - November 2006
  • Hurricane Gustav - August 2008
  • Flooding in Fargo - March 2009
  • Major Flooding - March 2010
  • Springfield Tornado - June 2011
  • Hurricane Irene - August 2011
  • Hurricane Sandy - October 2012

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    Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1 Wikipedia
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