California Task Force 2 Demobilized by USAID

Members of California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2), Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department’s (LACoFD) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, have been demobilized.

The Task Force was mobilized on March 1 for possible deployment to Chile following the country’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake, and received word late yesterday from the United States Agency for International Development, U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA) that it could stand down. For more information, contact LACoFD Public Information at (323) 881-2411.

Rick Lasky, Scott Thompson, Curtis Birt, and John Salka

Humpday Hangout: Leaving a Legacy

Rick Lasky and other members of the team pay tribute to the life and times of the late Captain Bill Gustin.
Parkers Mill Road Kentucky house fire

Three Killed in KY House Fire

Three people were killed in a fire that took place on Parkers Mill Road early Tuesday morning.