The specialized search and rescue unit includes K-9 teams and structural engineers.
Eighty-one firefighters from an elite unit within Los Angeles County Fire Department, known as USA-2, packed their bags to get on a plane headed to Turkey as part of a massive relief effort in the wake of the massive earthquakes that struck Monday morning.
In total, 81 personnel, six K-9 units and three structural engineers from the Los Angeles area will go to Turkey. Some of them are seasoned veterans, and others are newer to the department – but they are enthusiastically jumping in to help all the same. As they prepared to leave, huge piles of cargo containing heavy rescue equipment, food, and first aid equipment waited to be loaded into a helicopter.
One earthquake Monday, with a magnitude of 7.8, brought down whole city blocks in a region marred by civil war. Another earthquake hit nine hours later with a magnitude of at least 7.5. International rescue agencies have come en masse to help as bitterly cold temperatures have begun to set in. A Los Angeles County Fire Department team — 81 personnel, three structural engineers and 6 K-9 teams — is heading to Turkey to help that country respond to a devastating earthquake. Crews gear up on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
A Los Angeles County Fire Department team — 81 personnel, three structural engineers and 6 K-9 teams — is heading to Turkey to help that country respond to a devastating earthquake. Crews gear up on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
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