Los Angeles County search and rescue deployed to Panama after powerful earthquakes

The U.S. State Department has activated a support team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department to help with search-and-rescue efforts in Panama after two powerful earthquakes.

The LACoFD’s international Urban Search and Rescue team, known as USA-2, was set to leave for Panama late Friday night. The team has 10 members: six firefighters, three structural engineers, and one physician from the LA County Department of Health Services…

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