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Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2

Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2

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Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2 or CA-TF2 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Los Angeles County, California. CA-TF2 is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.[1]

A woman is rescued alive from rubble by the CA-TF2 several days after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

CA-TF2 is one of two Task Forces that works with the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide international response to natural and man-made disasters.[2][3]

Deployments

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