Mobile’s Alabama Task Force 1 search and rescue team deployed to Texas

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sent a search and rescue team, including members of Mobile Fire Rescue, to Texas to assist in rescue and recovery efforts on Thursday.

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According to a news release from Gov. Ivey’s office, the state is sending a 40-person team that includes Alabama Task Force 1 from Mobile, the Tuscaloosa Fire Department and the Saraland Fire Department.

The team includes members from different disciplines, including rescue, canine search, medical, hazmat, technical search and communications, according to the release.

That multi-discipline tactic allows them to conduct search and rescue in all hazards, to include locating, accessing, medically stabilizing and extricating survivors from affected structures and areas, the release said…

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