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Tropical Cyclone Douglas

Tropical Cyclone Douglas: NOAA

OPI Staff Blog Story

California State/National Urban Search and Rescue Teams to Deploy to Hawaii in Advance of Tropical Cyclone Douglas

July 24, 2020 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments CA-TF2, CYCLONE, FEMA, Hawaii, Tropical cyclone, tropical cyclone douglas, Urban Search and Rescue, USAR

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has activated California Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Task Force 2 (CA-TF2 as a

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Satellite Image of Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian

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California Sends Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces, Allied Personnel to Assist in Response to Hurricane Dorian

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019 Bryan May 0 Comments Cal OES Fire Rescue, City of Oakland Fire Department, FEMA, hurricane dorian, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Menlo Park Fire Protection District, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Sacramento City Fire Department, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, Urban Search and Rescue, USAR

At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Gavin Newsom, through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency

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Podcast: Dirty Bomb Exercise Ultimate Test for Urban Search and Rescue Teams

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments Cal OES, Del Valle, FEMA, Radiological Dispersal Device, RDD, Richard Ventura, Southern Wind 2019, US&R, USAR

In this episode (#62) of All Hazards we talk with Orange County Fire Captain Richard Ventura. He’s a member of

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Rescue of "Jeanette" Haiti Earthquake

Rescue of "Jeanette"; Photo Source: Larry Collins

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Chief Larry Collins on Haiti, Japan, Northridge and Loma Prieta Earthquakes and the Evolution of US&R

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments earthquake, haiti, LA Fire, Larry Collins, Port-Au-Prince, Urban Search and Rescue, Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, US&R, USAR

In this episode, we talk with Deputy Chief Larry Collins, who is the Cal OES Fire and Rescue Deputy

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Shawn Boyd and Bob Fenton in recording studio

Bringing Order to Chaos for 9/11, Katrina and Sandy

October 4, 2016 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments 9/11, FEMA, fema region 9, FEMA Region IX, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, NYC, Tree Mortality, USAR

Imagine this situation — the first time you visit New York City it just happens to be on 9/11. The

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Fire and Rescue Chief Kim Zagaris and Cal O E S Director Mark

Fire & Rescue Chief Kim Zagaris (L) and Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci (R) in the Cal OES Broadcast Studio

Oklahoma City Bombing: California Sent its Best to Midwest Terror Response

April 21, 2016 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, homeland security, kim zagaris, Mark Ghilarducci, okc bombing, Oklahoma City Bombing, Urban Search and Rescue, USAR

On April 19, 1995, a yellow moving truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; at 9:02

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