Tennessee Task Force One: Urban Search & Rescue

TN-TF1 was activated for the flooding in Eastern Kentucky. The team worked tirelessly to assist the affected community. The team remains in the area to assist where needed due to impending rain.

The FEMA US&R Blue Incident Support Team (IST) Mission Ready Package (MRP) – Command – IST, the East Division IST Equipment Cache, and four MRPs – Water Rescue OHIO TF1, INDIANA TF1 and Tennessee TF1 have been activated and are deploying to Southeast KY to assist the State of Kentucky following record flooding.

Tenn. Task Force One hosts national canine specialist class

Channel 5's story on our Canine Search Specialist Course

Tenn. Task Force One hosts national canine specialist class

Rest in peace

It is with great sadness that I announce that Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney was killed today while on the scene of an early morning vehicle accident on Interstate 70 westbound at mile marker 135.4 east of Columbia, MO near Route Z.

Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney, other Boone County Fire District units and a University Ambulance were on the scene of the original accident involving a large commercial truck on its side at 4:33 am. While crews were working the accident scene, a westbound truck hit Assistant Chief Gladney’s vehicle at a high rate of speed and then struck the University Hospital Ambulance and the original truck involved. Crews on scene were able to quickly extricate Assistant Chief Gladney from his vehicle and transport him to the University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. No other first responders on the scene were injured.

Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Scott Olsen
Fire Chief
Boone County Fire Protection District

Tennessee Task Force 1 (consisting of forty-five (45) responders including Firefighters, Paramedics, Doctors, Engineers, and four Canine Teams) deployed last night after severe storms and tornadoes in Mayfield, Kentucky. They will activate as a Type 3 Team and aid in rescue and recovery efforts. Our hearts are with the families impacted by the devastating storms and our search and rescue teams in the days ahead.

Alert Orders have been issued for the following task forces. as NIMS type 1 US&R task forces: TEXAS-TF1 & NEW YORK-TF1.

The last Rescue training for this quarter is next week on June 8th. Please report to the rubble pile. The training is on Confined Space Rescue.

The annual fit test is ongoing. Like we did last year you will need to schedule a time to come to the warehouse and complete your fit test. Follow the steps in the email sent out on April the 6th to schedule your test. We will be doing the full facepiece, the half facepiece, and the N95 mask fit test. You will be issued your half facepiece if you are on a roster to keep in your gear. This will also be a time you can address any equipment issues that you have. Please bring a copy of your vaccination card if you have it. If you have any questions please contact Cliff Wilkins or Michael Lawrence

Thank You,

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This article is about one of our own who helped to rescue a fawn from a fence at CATC. Good job Chris Curtis. http://cn.hub.app.cn.ca/u1tdx9gecv/1hbr9r9cwo7

Hanging on for deer life. Memphis employees give a buck a chance Early in the morning of November 5, 2020, while arriving at the Memphis Fire Department’s training centre, Will Owensby, Manager, Mechanical Car Shop, and Jason Bridgewater, Carman, noticed a young whitetail deer trapped in the fire department’s security fence. With quick thinking and a little b...

We still have a few spots left in the make-up course for Vehicle Rescue Technician on the 26th and 27th. Priority will be given to those who need the class to stay deployable as Rescue Specialists. Sign up on the LMS if interested.

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Family to yours, we wish everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Tennessee TF1 (type 3) and Texas TF1 (type 3) have been placed on Alert. The FEMA US&R White Incident Support Team is on call in support of

Weekly Update

FEMA has activated the White US&R Incident Support Team (Advance); 1- Type 1 Team Tennessee Task Force 1. 5- Type 3 Teams Texas Task Force 1, Missouri Task Force 1, Indiana Task Force 1, Ohio Task Force 1 and Florida Task Force 1 in support of Hurricane Delta.

The following FEMA US&R resources have been activated at the request of Region VI in support of the State of Texas. US&R White Incident Support Team has transferred from Hurricane Sally operations to Tropical Storm Beta. Tennessee TF1 (Type 3) has been activated and should arrive in staging by this evening.

The FEMA US&R White Incident Support Team; Texas Task Force 1 (type 1); Tennessee Task Force 1, Missouri Task Force 1, Indiana Task Force 1 (type 3)have all been activated in support of Tropical Storm Sally.

TN-TF1 was activated at 11:30 AM as a Type 3 Team and is on the way to Louisiana.

Never forget

Currently our FEMA teams have completed the following:

14, 809 structure evaluations
Assisted 13
Evacuated 36
Shelter in place 177

Total 226 human interactions