PA Task Force One

PA-TF1 arrived safely in North Carolina, and received their assignment.

Philadelphia Fire Department
PA Emergency Management Agency
National US&R Response System

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency USAR Task Forces have been assigned locations in both North Carolina and South Carolina to enhance response capabilities in support of FEMA Region 4 and State/Local agencies. Task Forces are maintaining a constant state of readiness, prepared to engage when assignments are received.Virginia Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue

PA-TF1 is federally activated as a Type 3 Task Force to support the Tropical Storm Debby response.

Josh Shapiro
PA Emergency Management Agency
National US&R Response System

as we undertake our remaining challenge, thank you to VA-TF1/USA-1 for allowing us to participate in the 2024 FSE.



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Never a typical day in US&R. Today’s inject involved concerned citizen protesters attempting to impact our operations and ways to respectfully address these issues.

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Fire Department
PA Emergency Management Agency
National US&R Response System

PA-TF1 is participating in a Full Scale Exercise this week. Members attended a pre-exercise briefing this morning with our USAID - US Agency for International Development and domestic Search & Rescue partners/participants.

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Fire Department
PA Emergency Management Agency
National US&R Response System
Virginia Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue
Maryland Task Force 1

Congratulations and happy retirement to long time PA-TF1 member, Chop Humphrey.

Chop was primarily rostered as a Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialist, for nearly 30 years. His core duties in this position include interfacing with heavy machinery operators, assessing disaster sites related to heavy equipment, and preparing sites for heavy equipment to work with US&R. In this position, Chop also had to maintain all General Requirements such as HazMat Operations, Respiratory Protection, etc.

Chop deployed to numerous incidents, such as Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Florence and many more.

Congratulations to Craig Murphy on this recent announcement!

Craig has been a member of PA-TF1 for many years, is a Task Force Leader, and deployed to the World Trade Center.

FEMA US&R has activated one of PA-TF1's K9 handlers and her K9 VeerRa, and one Med Team Manager; they will be deployed to assist in Hawaii this morning. Philly Fire Dept PA Emergency Management Agency Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania Let's Roll...