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Arizona Task Force 1 recounts 20-day hurricane flood deployments; grant-funded readiness under review
Summary
Phoenix Fire Department leaders described Arizona Task Force 1’s 20-day deployment to North Carolina and Florida in fall 2024 and noted federal grant support and concerns about continued DHS funding.
Officials for Arizona Task Force 1 told the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee April 2 that the Phoenix-based FEMA urban search-and-rescue team deployed for roughly 20 days to North Carolina and Florida last fall to assist with flooding and storm damage.
Mark Gonzalez, who oversees the Arizona Task Force program, said the task force — sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department — was formed in 1994 and is one of 28 FEMA USAR teams nationwide. The team operates under ESF‑9 urban search and rescue and is supported by a readiness cooperative agreement from…
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