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7 hours ago by Joe Byrnes (WMFE) Task force members from throughout Florida and other search and rescue teams are taking part in the effort in Surfside. Photo: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Twitter The Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force out of Orange, Lake and Seminole counties has been working hard at the site of a collapsed condo building in Surfside — just north of Miami Beach —  since midnight Friday night. Seminole County Lt. Tripp Hansen spoke with WMFE Thursday about their...

2 children among those found in Surfside condo rubble as death toll rises to 18 Joey Flechas, Daniel Chang, David Goodhue, Bianca Padró Ocasio and Doug Hanks, Miami Herald © Chris Day/TNS Search and rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the site of the 12- story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Fl.. SURFSIDE, Fl...

The release went on to say: "These three Toledo firefighters are highly trained in many disciplines including structure collapse and urban search and rescue and are valued members of OHTF1." The Ohio Task Force 1 team is made up of roughly 80 members including several Canine Search Teams that will be helping crews as they continue to search through the rubble for survivors after the oceanfront condo partially collapsed on June 24. It is unclear when the team will head back home to Toledo. We wi...

Hurricanes may strain condo collapse rescue efforts. Authorities work to split resources Martin Vassolo and Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald © Joe Cavaretta / South Florida/TNS Rescue workers dig by hand using buckets at the site of the condo collapse in Surfside. MIAMI — With the possibility of a busy hurricane season, which has seen four named storms, and a massive rescue operation at the Surfside condominium collapse, rescue crews could be caught in the middle of two disaste...

Tragedy in our backyard: GFR deploys members to Surfside for search and rescue efforts Briana Nespral Another body was recovered Tuesday afternoon bringing the total to 12 people confirmed dead after the partial building collapse in Surfside. 149 are still unaccounted for. As search and rescue efforts continue, members of Gainesville Fire Rescue have been deployed to assist.  "No ones planning for that," said Mike Steele, Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief. "Instantly you ...

Town of Surfside hires structural engineer to study condo collapse From CNNs Curt Devine Allyn Kilsheimer, the structural engineer hired by the town of Surfside, Florida, to study Thursday’s condo collapse, said he has already begun examining the building and will use a meticulous, computer-assisted process of elimination to attempt to identify the causes of the disaster.  He explained his process.  “Generally speaking, you visit the site, you try to look at drawings to the extent they ar...

Tallahassee Firefighters assist with search and rescue efforts in Surfside TFD assists search and rescue effort in Surfside and last updated 2021-06-28 18:40:23-04 The specially trained crew will be working from noon till midnight for the next seven days. "If you peel back one layer, you have to reassess what you have. They also have to use mapping. When the building collapsed, most people were likely in their beds, so theyre using mapping to work on those areas first," he said. The team now us...

Tampa Bay first responders remain at Surfside condo collapse Task Force 3 helps with search and rescue efforts It is a 72-member team that includes units from Tampa, St. Pete and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. and last updated 2021-06-28 23:15:58-04 TAMPA, Fla. — First responders from the Tampa Bay area remain on scene at the Surfside condo collapse near Miami. The Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 crews deployed over the weekend. Firefighters help with the search and rescue mission. ...

The task force deployment includes 12 members of Marion County Fire Rescue, eight from Ocala Fire Rescue and eight from Gainesville Fire Rescue.

A total of 159 individuals were reported to be unaccounted for in the condo collapse.