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NYC Urban Search & Rescue Task Force or also known by its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designation of NY-TF1 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in New York City, New York. NY-TF1 is managed by the NYC Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM) and its members mainly come from Fire Department of New York and the New York City Police Department.

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake the team deployed to Haiti and rescued a pair of siblings from a collapsed building on January 21, 2010. This was their 5th rescue of the activation.

References

1. "US&R Task Force Locations". FEMA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2006.
2. Javed, Noor (January 22, 2010). "Children rescued after a week under the rubble". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
3. "New York Task Force". www.nytf1.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.

External links

• "New York Task Force 1 - Home". www.nytf1.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017. - Official homepage of NY-TF1
• "Divisions & Units - NYCEM". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 6 November 2017. - NYC Emergency Management US&R

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