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Virginia Task Force 2
Virginia Task Force 2
513 Viking Drive, Suite 9
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
Office Ph. 757-385-6680
Fax 757-431-4161
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USAR Mission:

   The National Urban Search and Rescue System was established under the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1989.  It is a framework for structuring local emergency service personnel into integrated disaster response task forces.  VATF2 is located at 513 Viking Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia and is under the leadership Chief Mark Piland.  The Task Force can be deployed by FEMA to any national emergency or disaster.

VATF-2 Team Photo 2001

Capabilities of VATF2:

   Physical search and rescue operations in damaged or collapsed structures.  Emergency Medical care for entrapped victims, task force members and search canines. Reconnaissance to determine damage and provide damage assessments for local, state and federal officials. Survey and evaluate Hazardous materials situations.  Structural and hazard evaluations of buildings needed for immediate  occupancy to support disaster relief operations. Stabilization of damaged structures that include shoring and cribbing operations.

   Coordination of the Federal effort with resources to locate, extricate and provide initial medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures resulting from a disaster.

   Virginia Task Force 2 is a specialized rescue organization comprised of highly trained firefighters, EMS personnel, Dog handlers, Engineers and Physicians from cities and departments of Chesapeake, Franklin, James City County, Navy Regional, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and York County.

James City County
Fire Dept.

York County
Fire & Life Safety

Williamsburg
Fire Dept.

City of Norfolk
Fire & Rescue

Chesapeake
Fire Dept.

Franklin
Fire & Rescue

Newport News
Fire Dept.

Navy Region
Mid-Atlantic
Fire & Emergency
Services

Portsmouth
Fire Rescue
& Emergency
Services

Norfolk Professional Firefighters,
Local 68

Chesapeake Professional Firefighters,
Local 2449

Franklin Professional Firefighters,
Local 4517

  

     
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James City County Professional Firefighters,
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Williamsburg Professional Firefighters,
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York County Professional Firefighters,
Local 2498

Newport News Professional Firefighters,
Local 0794