Task forces from many states are being deployed to select parts of Texas to assist with the relief effort needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Joint #FDNY #NYPD USAR NY Task Force-1 deployed to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey https://t.co/YmkzNZa2n0 pic.twitter.com/fLAlScgbEO
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2017
Here is a statement from the New York City Fire Department’s Facebook page about its joint task force with the New York Police Department:
“The New York Task Force-1 team is a compilation of FDNY and NYPD members, all from Special Operations. We’re being deployed from New York City to Texas to help in rescue and recovery. We are set to stage in San Antonio and we’re going to await orders depending on the severity of the damage. We are set up for all types of rescues, including swiftwater rescues. We have a compilation of tools that include boats, motors, dry suits, rescue equipment for collapsed structures, rope equipment for confined spaces, and a large compilation of Haz-Mat equipment and tools. We’re also supplied with a large, self-sufficient cache of food and supplies that make us sustainable for up to 72 hours in a row. I believe we’re ready to face any danger,” says FDNY Battalion Chief Jack Flatley, Task Force Leader of New York City’s elite Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) NY Task Force-1, which was deployed in the early hours of Sunday, August 27, to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The team is comprised of FDNY and NYPD members trained to respond to catastrophic events, and it has been activated in the past to assist with emergency response throughout the world, including Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In 2016, the team rescued/removed over 100 people affected by Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina. FDNY Rescue Paramedic Silvana Uzcategui says, “We are trained to save lives before patients are extricated from natural or man-made disasters. Our role in Texas is to provide medical care, to take care of civilians and the task force members. We’re in the disaster zone. We’re expecting torrential rains, winds, floods, and chaotic conditions. We’re ready for it.”
New York’s resources are far from the only state’s to be deployed in Texas. There are reports of task forces joining the effort from many states, including Ohio.
#OHTF1 has been ordered by #FEMA to return to #SanAntonio to stage. We are headed there. Extra medics headed to #Houston #Harvey @whiotv pic.twitter.com/mm64UU2rm7
— Gabrielle Enright (@GEnrightWHIO) August 27, 2017
Virginia.
Virginia Task Force 1 to deploy for Hurricane Harvey recovery, includes Fairfax Co. teamhttps://t.co/NPTB6HgSIq
— ABC 13 News – WSET (@ABC13News) August 27, 2017
Indiana.
7 members of IN-TF1 have been activated for #HurricaneHarvey. 3 for the FEMA Incident Support Team, 4 for Hazmat Support. pic.twitter.com/Hp0IwWFdEH
— Indiana Task Force 1 (@IN_Task_Force_1) August 25, 2017
Pennsylvania.
.@GovernorTomWolf announced 45 members of PA Task Force One departed to Texas today to assist with #HurricaneHarvey. https://t.co/AUB5YjySR4
— Office of the Governor (@GovernorsOffice) August 27, 2017
Arizona.
Phx Fire Dept 80 member Arizona Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team heads to San Antonio, Texas tonight #HurricaneHarvey. @KTAR923
— Jim Cross (@Crossfire923) August 27, 2017
Nevada.
Members of Nevada Task Force 1 to deploy to Texas to help with #HurricaneHarvey response. More on our Facebook page: https://t.co/DBfzQmFhEx pic.twitter.com/Qs24FabFDm
— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) August 27, 2017
Colorado.
Colorado Task Force 1 Deploys Crews To Texas Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding https://t.co/WTvdU1MaQT pic.twitter.com/DBeIEu8UBT
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) August 27, 2017
Florida.
Wishing Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Florida Task Force 1 the best of luck as they head to Texas: https://t.co/21PCOR8j0S #WeKahnChange
— Daniel Kahn (@WeKahnChange) August 27, 2017
Maryland.
A Maryland water rescue crew has been activated by FEMA and awaiting word on when they will be sent to Texas. https://t.co/GO0F0HNYel
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) August 27, 2017
Tennessee.
Hurricane Harvey 2017: Tennessee Task Force 1 deployed for Hurricane Harvey https://t.co/qNmf7LYGxA
— Mitzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ???? (@emilie_anne) August 27, 2017
Missouri.
Missouri Task Force One is in Rockport, Tx, which was hit by 130mph winds. Conducting area searches, welfare checks. #Godspeed. @kmoxnews pic.twitter.com/6oS7C5DoSA
— Brian Kelly (@Brpkelly) August 27, 2017
California.
#LAFD California Task Force 1 deploying to #HurricaneHarvey. This is what we are bringing. pic.twitter.com/8iFRzsTN83
— ???? ????? (@PIOErikScott) August 27, 2017
Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts-based FEMA task force is preparing to help during Hurricane Harvey. @EliNBCBoston has the details: https://t.co/MbBk77zHUp
— necn (@NECN) August 25, 2017
Nebraska.
Nebraska task force of doctors, engineers and first responders head to Texas to help victims of Hurricane Harvey https://t.co/NwlwJvmrkq
— Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews) August 26, 2017
And many, many more task forces from all over the U.S. will continue to descend on the state of Texas over the coming weeks and months.
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