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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 part in the huge rescue effort.

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, Fla. — Two children were among the six bodies pulled from the rubble on Wednesday of the partially c...

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 will continue to keep you updated. Related Articles

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 disasters. Authorities have already begun requesting the necessary resources so that rescue crews are free ...

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 one's planning for that," said Mike Steele, Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief. "Instantly you think of the resources that they're going to need and being in our profession, the amount of work a...