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LFI Alum Assists in Haiti's Earthquake Recovery
Leadership Fairfax Alumni and Assistant Fire Chief David Rohr, LFI '03, is part of the elite Fairfax County search an The task force is composed of 72 personnel, 6 search and rescue canines, search and technical rescue personnel, physicians, paramedics, structural engineers, other support personnel, and approximately 48 tons of rescue equipment and supplies. The team is self-sustaining for approximately 14 days. The task force left from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Academy at 8:15 a.m., January 13, 2010. The team will depart from Dulles International Airport late morning today. The task force deployed to the Haitian town of Petionville, near the capital of Port-au-Prince for a school collapse in November of 2008. The task force has also deployed nationally to the Oklahoma City Bombing, The Pentagon, Hurricanes Katrina and Isabel. Additionally, they have deployed internationally to the bombing in Kenya, earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan, and Iran. Additionally, as a part of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the task force maintains constant operational readiness, and is a local resource for residents of Fairfax County. The Fairfax County International Urban Search & Rescue resource, sponsored by the Fairfax County, Virginia Fire and Rescue Department is capable of both domestic and international disaster response. The Task Force has extensive international (USAR Team 1) and domestic (Virginia Task Force 1) disaster response experience. It is also recognized throughout the United States and the world, as a premier leader in for the provision of training in catastrophic event mitigation, readiness, and response and recovery techniques.
For more information about the team's deployment check out the links below.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=722&sid=1867318 http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=95888&catid=158 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/medicalrelief_01-13.html http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0110/695440.html?ref=rs&cmpid=rss_news_695440
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/01/fairfax_workers_help_rescue_14.html |
d rescue team, also known as Virginia Task Force 1, dispatched to Haiti to provide earthquake aid.