Idalia Aftermath: Virginia Task Force 2 returns home from Florida
Eighty members of the Virginia Beach-based urban search and rescue team spent the last week in Florida, helping with the recovery effort from Hurricane Idalia.
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Eighty members of the Virginia Beach-based urban search and rescue team spent the last week in Florida, helping with the recovery effort from Hurricane Idalia.
Virginia Task Force 2 returned Sunday afternoon after 80 members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team deployed to Orlando.
Residents said heavy flooding was prevalent, a complete wash out. One resident was even canoeing to get to where he needed to be.
(WTVR-TV) After deploying to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, members of Virginia Task Force 2 were deployed into one of the affected communities on Thursday. Among the 80 members of VATF2 are members of the Henrico County Fire Department, including Assistant Chief Mark Cumashot. Cumashot said they were stationed at a convention center
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