Three members of the Orange County Fire Authority’s Urban Search and Rescue team have been deployed to Puerto Rico to assist in rescue efforts after a series of earthquakes rocked the southern portion ofRead More
So far, Task Force 5 has reported 200 rescues with 20 to 30 of those coming overnight Sunday into Monday, said Public Information Officer Larry Kurtz. The team is made up of firefightersRead More
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Bob Scheibel watched everything as it unfolded on the television while solemnly packing his Mexican vacation into his luggage. He and his wife headed as fastRead More
IRVINE – California Task Force 5, an 80-member FEMA search-and-rescue team, mobilized and trained Thursday after a simulated earthquake at Orange County Great Park. The Federal Emergency Management Agency crew is made upRead More
An urban search and rescue team from Orange County is preparing to leave to Haiti this morning after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the tiny Caribbean island nation, officials said.
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Emergency personnel across the country are gearing up for hurricane Gustav, expected to hit the gulf coast early next week, and 37 firefighters from Orange County will be among those prepared for theRead More