Virginia Task Force 1 to Haiti
By
Bob Brewin
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.
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.