Four water rescue squads and one water division group supervisor have been deployed to North and West Texas in advance of potential heavy rains and possible flooding.
Texas Task Force 1 has deployed to South Texas in preparation for heavy rains and possible flash flooding today and through the weekend.
FEMA has activated Texas Task Force 1 in response to hurricanes bearing down on the Eastern U.S. and Hawaii.
Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1), sponsored by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, has deployed Water Rescue Teams in advance of potential heavy rains and flash flooding in West and Central Texas this weekend.
Texas Task Force 1 demobilized three Water Rescue Squads after their two-day response to flash flooding.
Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) demobilized after three days of search and rescue, evacuation and other life-safety operations in the Rio Grande Valley after heavy rains caused flooding in the region.
Fourteen Canine Search & Rescue teams from across the United States passed the test to become a FEMA-certified canine team during trials held at TEEX’s Disaster City®.
Members of Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) have had a busy hurricane season so far, most recently returning from a FEMA deployment to Puerto Rico.
TX-TF1 completed demobilization today after 14 days of search and rescue, evacuation and other life-safety operations across the state during one of the largest natural disaster events in history. Harvey made landfall on the Texas Coast as a category 4 hurricane and then became a major tropical storm, dropping a record-breaking 51.88 inches of rain on the state
TX-TF1 and TX-TF2 urban search and rescue (US&R) teams continue to support local jurisdictions in Brazoria County, where the Brazos River is in a “flood of record” status. In Harris County, the teams are assisting the local fire department with evacuations of a community near Buffalo Bayou.