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The conditions here as nick valencia explained, make it tricky for the human beings on the ground. they make it much more tricky for the pile they're working on. the moisture is not just adding weight to the pile which is accelerating the shift which makes it difficult to be on and to work around and, of course, adds an almost of challenge for those who may be alive on the inside of it, but it is also causing a softening underneath. and these are big challenges for heavy equipment and for the men around. they just brought in a different fema task force, equal in expertise. i spent time with th...

So are they. nobody wants to find people alive as much as these first responders do. they commit their lives to it, train on it and deal with the ups and downs in the worst of situations. and this situation is getting worse for them, not better. now, in terms of what that means in timing, and what that means in terms of the eventualities and what the variables are, we'll bring on somebody with expertise who oversaw what was being done on the screen when he was at fema. we're going to go with craig to help us understand what are the limitations? what are the opportunities and, of course, when d...

Fire rescue, our boots on the ground, there were almost 50 different departments that responded at 1:30 in the morning last night. they have been working nonstop. the task force working right now, they're a fema task force. they get deployed all over the world. what you'll see at 7:00 at night will be the greatest effort. we'll have over 80 men and women that will be working with other departments all at the same time to save lives. they won't stop until the mission is over. >> i know you're using every device you can, sonar devices among others to hear any activity under the ground. can you t...

Situation indeed. all right, jennifer. thank you very much. joining us, the head of fire and rescue operations, the chief. thank you so much for joining us. among other things, you also lead a fema task force. what will that response, do you believe, look like? >> thank you, wolf. yes, it is true as the city of miami -- as the concern gross less and less, we turn our attention to our urban search-and-rescue team, and in an effort to leverage them to assist others. right now we're activated as a state resource through the state of florida. we can respond anywhere within the state, but even lo...

Community members were informed. these firefighters are specifically trained, they train all year round, they're part of a regional task force that can be deployed for just this exact reason. we have our federal teams, the fema task force which can go all over the country and two other countries. local firefighters with specialized firefighters for these specific events if something happens in l.a. county or orange county, kern county we rely on our neighbors and partners to bring these firefighters in to help us when we're in need. and in turn, when there is an emergency in their county and t...