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CHANTILLY — The Virginia Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team was honored at a recent Appreciation and Iftar dinner in recognition of their participation in the Turkey earthquake
County Task Force Back After Assisting With Turkey Earthquake Rescues — “After an intense 11 days searching for survivors in the wreckage of collapsed buildings, members of Virginia Task Force 1 have returned home. They arrived at their base in Chantilly just before midnight on Monday, to a hero’s welcome organized by family and friends.”
According to a tweet from USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, crews spent 11 days searching for earthquake survivors.
After an intense 11 days searching for survivors in the wreckage of collapsed buildings, members of Virginia Task Force 1 have returned home.
Virginia Task Force 1, the urban search and rescue team from Fairfax County that was sent to Turkey in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake earlier this month, has returned home.