Children’s Education and Games
How familiar are you with nature and animals in the outdoors?
Take the quiz below and find out! The answers are either "True" or "False".
The...
Family Disaster Supplies
Disasters happen anytime and anywhere. And when disaster strikes, you may not have much time to respond. A highway spill or hazardous material could...
Volcanoes
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Volcanic eruptions are among the Earth's most powerful and destructive forces. Imagine hearing a volcano erupt thousands of...
Benefits
Benefits
of Being Part of the U.S. SAR Task Force
Local, State and Federal recognition as a U.S. SAR...
In Memoriam
Line-of-duty Deaths of
Fire, Emergency Medical Service and Rescue Personnel
This web site memorial section is dedicated to public safety personnel who gave their life for...
Driving In Emergencies and Disasters
Disaster driving! In times of emergency, people often react incorrectly, either staying with or abandoning their cars at the wrong time. This mistake, can...
Landslides
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Damage To Homes By Landslides
WHAT ARE LANDSLIDES?
What Are Landslides?
Landslides are rock, earth, or debris flows on slopes due...
Predicting Weather
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
What Is Weather?
Weather simply refers to the condition of the air on earth at a given place and...
About Fingerprints
Fingerprints form before birth and, except for cuts resulting in permanent scars and diseases such as leprosy, remain unchanged until the body decomposes after...
Chief & Senior Officers
Steven L. Labov, MEMS, CISM, MSO, CERT-3, TAPI
Chief of Department
William R. Ludwig, III, CERT-3, TAPI
Assistant Chief
Stephanie C. Mangigian, RN, CISM
Captain Medical Disaster Operations Unit Commander
Robert E. McKenna, CERT-3,...