Minnesota Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 is made up of five Minnesota Fire Departments with firefighters and paramedics from surrounding metro agencies.
Equipment
The Task Force is equipped to handle:
Rescue Training
All members of the task force are trained to and can function at the structural collapse technician level. The training prepares the rescuers to perform as hazmat technicians/specialists and execute:
Medical Training
In addition, members of the task force have been trained as structural collapse/crush injury medics. We have extended the training to include several physicians who are the task force medical doctors and provide medical direction for the task force medics.