Redmond Firefighters Dispatched To Assist With Hurricane Irma

From the city of Redmond:

REDMOND, WA - The Redmond Fire Department is deploying three members of the local FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, Washington Task Force 1 (USAR WA-TF1) to stage in Georgia this evening. Their deployment is in preparation and support of search and rescue efforts during the Hurricane Irma event.

Captain Don Sanderson, Firefighter/Paramedic Lafond Davis, and Firefighter/Paramedic Skip Boylan will join other first responders in the region to form an 80 person team known as a “type 1” Search and Rescue response team. The USAR WA-TF1 team, last deployed during the Oso landslide near Darrington, WA, included eight members from the Redmond Fire Department.

The Washington Task Force 1 (WA-TF1) was established in 1991 and currently consists of members from 21 agencies from three primary jurisdictions: Seattle Fire; King County; and Pierce County. The team comprises over 210 team members, drawn from a variety of organizations including fire departments, hospitals, law enforcement and public works agencies in the City of Seattle, King County, and Pierce County. Canine teams accompany WA-TF1 members on all deployments.

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