Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 2
Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 2 is one of the 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces. Based in Virginia Beach, VA-TF2 is sponsored by the Virginia Beach Fire Department.
The department has two heavy rescue apparatus fitted with specialized equipment designed for technical rescue incidents. The VBFD Technical Rescue Team is trained to meet NFPA 1670 Technician Level standards.
Deployments
VA-TF2 has taken part in the following deployments:- Tornado outbreak - Petersburg, Virginia
- Hurricane Opal - Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Oklahoma City bombing - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Summer Olympics - Atlanta, Georgia
- Hurricane Fran - Carolina Coast, South Carolina
- Hurricane Georges - Florida Panhandle; Gulf of Mexico
- Pentagon Attack - Arlington, Virginia
- Winter Olympics - Salt Lake City, Utah
- Hurricane Frances - Jacksonville, Florida
- Hurricane Ivan - Orange Beach, Florida
- Hurricane Katrina I - Waveland, Mississippi
- Hurricane Katrina II - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Hurricane Rita - Dallas, Texas
- Hurricane Ernesto - Jacksonville, Florida
- Hurricane Gustav - Houston, Texas
- Hurricane Ike - Houston, Texas
- Tropical Storm Omar - '
- 2009 Presidential Inauguration - Washington, DC '
- Haiti earthquake - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- Hurricane Irene - Virginia Beach, Virginia; Lakehurst, New Jersey '
- Hurricane Sandy - New York City, New York
- Hurricane Joaquin - Columbia, South Carolina '
- Hurricane Matthew - Florida '
- Hurricane Harvey - Houston, Texas '
- Hurricane Irma - San Juan, Puerto Rico; US Virgin Islands '
- Hurricane Maria - San Juan, Puerto Rico '
- Hurricane Florence - Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina '
- Hurricane Michael - Florida '
- Hurricane Dorian - Florida '
- Champlain Towers Collapse - Surfside, Florida '
- Hurricane Henri - Beverly, Massachusetts '
- Hurricane Ida - Hammond, Louisiana; East Brunswick, New Jersey '
- 2022 Kentucky Flooding - Hazard, Kentucky '
- Hurricane Ian - Charlotte County, Florida; Lee County, Florida '
- Vermont Flooding - Vermont '
- Hurricane Idalia - Orlando, Florida '
- Hurricane Debby - Berkeley County, South Carolina ''''