One of the first outfits to respond to the disaster in Haiti was the all volunteer Fairfax Co., Va., Fire and Rescue Department -sponsored urban search and rescue team, known as Virginia Task Force 1.
The task force deployed on Wednesday and will be based at the Haitian town of Petionville, near the capital of Port-au-Prince and will operate there for at least the next two weeks.
The task force has 72 members, including search and technical rescue personnel, physicians, paramedics, structural engineers and support folks. They took with them approximately 48 tons of rescue equipment and supplies.
All these volunteers deserve an attaboy.
Bob Brewin
Bob Brewin joined Government Executive in April 2007, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience as a journalist focusing on defense issues and technology. Bob covers the world of defense and information technology for Nextgov, and is the author of the “What’s Brewin” blog.
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