Posts Tagged: Haiti
Raw video: U.S. search & rescue teams in action in Japan.
Plus CNN report from embedded crew.
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Japan update: Fairfax County battalion chief describes operations. Photos of VATF-1 in action. Local rescuers find 70-year-old woman trapped for four days.
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Battalion Chief Chris Schaff talks about VATF-1's intiial operations in Japan.
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Report from Japan: Virginia & California teams on the ground.
VATF-1 and CATF-1 going to work.
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Fairfax County USAR mobilized. Virginia Task Force 1 readying to help out in Northern Japan.
Team is getting equipment ready in Fairfax County.
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Quick Takes
Tuesday's fire and EMS news.
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Breaking News: Huge Earthquake Hits Chile
Quake was reported as being an 8.8 magnitude and is also the cause of a tsunami that is expected to strike various nations in the Pacific basin.
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Quick Takes
Fre & EMS news for Thursday.
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Quick Takes
The latest fire and EMS news.
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Morning Lineup – January 26
Something else that was new to this international response was the inclusion of volunteer teams.
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USAR’s Returning Home
THE SITUATION IN HAITI HAS BEEN downgraded from "rescue" to a "recovery" operation and the USAR teams are gradually getting packed up and returning to their homes. Some video reports are starting to show up now from their localities documenting their r…
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Chicago Donates Ambulances to Haiti Relief Effort
THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS REFURBISHED THREE recently-retired ambulances and is sending them to Haiti as part of the relief efforts.
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Trust Is The Mortar
Trust is the mortar, the bond between power and responsibility. Without empowerment, people are unable to act on their vision. Give someone power and they are free to create all kinds of possibilities.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web- 1/21/2010
Three horrific apparatus accidents, maydays go unanswered, and a great website to stay on top of VA Task Force 2 in Haiti- all in today's 360 Burn.
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UPDATED STATter911.com interview with USAR team member: Still hope as another rescue was made last night. Get the Wednesday briefing on Virginia Task Force 1.
A conversation from Haiti with Lt. Mark Stone of the Stafford County Fire & Rescue Department.
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Texas Team Geared Up For Haiti Told to Stand Down
A Texas search and rescue team and other similar units mobilized to help earthquake victims in Haiti have been told they are not needed. Members of Texas Task Force 1 have been on standby in Houston since Thursday to head to the devastated island nation.
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Update on Virginia Task Force 1: Today’s briefing.
The latest information from Virginia Task Force 1 in Port-au-Prince Haiti.
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UPDATED Quick Takes
Lots of new stuff in Tuesday's fire & EMS news morning roundup.
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Report From Haiti
US&R teams from around the world are engaging missions in Haiti: New York TF 1, Florida TFs 1 and 2, Virginia 1, California 2, and Colorado 1 are working in country, as well as teams from Jamaica, Costa Rica, Salvador, Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Luxemburg, Canada, Russia, Spain, China, France, Iceland, St. Domingo, Mexico, Netherlands, the UK and Colombia.
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The inside view of the first USAR save in Haiti. Close-up video as Virginia Task Force 1 rescues security guard at UN building. STATter911.com has a conversation with a task force leader in Port-au-Prince.
A converstion with a USAR task force leader on the ground in Haiti and new, close-up video of an earlier rescue.
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NEW INFO ADDED: Fairfax County team in Haiti helps in the rescue of a neighbor. Silver Spring, Maryland man tells his story of being trapped under the Hotel Montana.
An update on the work by some of the urban search and rescue teams in Haiti.
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US&R in Haiti: Wishing vs. Planning
Every community must understand its vulnerabilities and the potential for disaster, and plan accordingly. The caveat to this is, that despite the presence of a written plan, you can have every contingency covered and discussed, if you don’t understand and practice the plan, it isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
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Update on USAR teams. Fairfax County’s Virginia Task Force 1 and other teams involved in multiple successful rescues.
USAR teams making great progress. Fairfax County team involved in at least nine rescues.
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Urban Search and Rescue – Rockbreaking 101
Since there seems to be a huge lean forward right now from people who want to know more about US&R, and since US&R is (and has been) one of my main projects for over twenty years, I figure I'll take the opportunity to point you all in some directions for information.
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Updates on Virginia Task Force 1 and Virginia Task Force 2 in Haiti
At this point in time, Virginia Task Force 1 has two teams operating in Haiti assisting with rescue operations following the 7.0 earthquake.
USA-1 is the original heavy response team of 72 members which arrived in Haiti on the 13th.
USA-2 Medium is the 36-42 member team which arrived in Haiti this morning (15th).
Virginia Task Force 2 has one team of 80 members which should have arrived in Haiti last night or this morning.
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