Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1

Urban Search and Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1 or MA-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Beverly, Massachusetts. MA-TF1 is sponsored by the city of Beverly.^[1] The team is made up of 150 people including Police, Fire, EMS and Civilians.^[2]

Deployments

As of March 2015^[update] below is a list of MA-TF1's deployments:^[3]

• Hurricane Luis - August 1995
• Hurricane Marilyn - September 1995
• Hurricane Opal - September 1995
• Meadow Pond Dam - March 1996
• 1996 Summer Olympics - July & August 1996
• Hurricane Georges - September 1998
• Hurricane Floyd - September 1999
• Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire - December 1999
• World trade center collapse - September 2001
• American Airlines Flight 587 - November 2001
• Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - February 2003
• Democratic National Convention - July 2004
• Hurricane Katrina - September 2005
• Hurricane Dennis - August 2005
• Hurricane Rita - September 2005
• Hurricane Wilma - September 2006
• Hurricane Ernesto - September 2006
• Danvers Chemical fire - November 2006
• Hurricane Gustav - August 2008
• Flooding in Fargo - March 2009
• Major Flooding - March 2010
• The Greater Springfield tornado - June 2011
• Hurricane Irene - August 2011
• Hurricane Sandy - October 2012

References

External links

• Official website
• Official blog