Helicopter search and rescue teams prepare for hurricanes, water rescues and coronavirus
Aircrews and TX-TF1 rescue personnel conducted hoist rescue training, focusing on performing hoist operations while exercising COVID-19 precautions.
Texas Task Force
TX-TF1 conducts searches after tornado struck Polk & San Jacinto counties
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) deployed a 35-member Type 3 Urban Search & Rescue team in response to severe weather that devastated communities in Polk and San Jacinto counties on the evening of April 22. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) called on the TX-TF1 to assist local and state…