Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-246-3801, TTY 703-385-4419 and 703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

08/31/2005

Fairfax County Task Force Deployed to Hurricane Katrina

At 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, Virginia Task Force 1 (VATF1), Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team, was deployed to assist with search and rescue operations in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The 34 member team arrived in Gulfport, Mississippi, early this morning, August 31 and immediately began coordinating operations with the FEMA Incident Support Team. VATF1 has begun performing search, rescue and reconnaissance missions in the region.

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. For information, call 703-246-3801 and TTY 703-285-4419.