Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service sent more than 85 people to Florida on Friday night to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian. Last nite (8/30) @MontgomeryCoMD FEMA Maryland Task Force 1 US&R 20+ vehicle caravan departed Rockville warehouse for deployment in Fla…. >80 members heard from @MoCoCouncilMD VP & Public Safety Chairman Sidney Katz […]
Maryland Task Force One
September 4, 2019 |
September 19, 2018 |
Task Force 1 Returns Home; Helicopter Rescue Unit Deployed
Maryland Task Force 1 Urban Search Rescue Team, deployed on Sept. 11 to flood-ravaged North and South Carolina, returned home Tuesday night. The team comprises 80 members, including those with heavy concrete structure collapse, wide-area search and swift-water rescue capabilities, according to a news release. The Federal Emergency Management Agency trains and manages MD-TF1, which […]
September 12, 2018 |
Maryland Task Force Arrives in South Carolina to Aid in Hurricane Relief Efforts
Team members from Maryland Task Force 1 Urban Search Rescue Team arrived in Columbia, South Carolina to help with Hurricane Florence relief efforts. The team is comprised of 80 members, including those with heavy concrete structure collapse, wide-area search, and swift-water rescue capabilities, according to a news release “I am very proud that Montgomery County […]
September 6, 2017 |
A Look Inside: Task Force Lead Describes What Hurricane Rescue Efforts Look Like (VIDEO)
Monte Fitch is the assistant team leader for the Maryland Task Force One (MDTF-1) team who were deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in August to help with Hurricane Harvey Relief. At least a dozen members from the team returned home early Wednesday and at least four others were deployed to Alabama as Hurricane […]
September 6, 2017 |
County’s Rescue Crew Home From Helping Hurricane Harvey Relief, Prepares for Irma (VIDEO)
“If my family was in a situation where they were on a roof of a house or they were trapped in their house and they couldn’t get through the water, I would want someone to get there quickly,” Monte Fitch, assistant task force leader for Maryland Task Force One. Monte Fitch is the team leader […]
August 28, 2017 |
Updated: County’s Rescue Crews Sending Help for Hurricane Harvey
UPDATED 8.28.17: Some members from Maryland Task Force 1 is headed to Texas. Maryland Task Force 1 is on the way to Texas to assist with this task. We are all in this together. #MDPrepares https://t.co/5FiDaiZknu — MDMEMA (@MDMEMA) August 28, 2017 20 Members of FEMA US&R MDTF-1 have been activated and are responding to […]
December 2, 2012 |
MC Fire and Rescue in NY After Sandy (Video)
Immediately following Hurricane Sandy, eighty Montgomery County members of FEMA’s Maryland Task Force One were sent to Queens, NY. The team consisted of firefighters, doctors, search and rescue specialists, and paramedics. Assistant Chief Scott Graham, who was deployed with the team, talks about the 9 days they spent helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Take […]
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