HVFR SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAMs
Harrisonville Fire Rescue is home to a variety of specialized teams that respond not only to incidents in Harrisonville but to incidents all over the USA. We can respond to every incident within the USA in under 48 hours.
Harrisonville Light Technical Rescue Team (Team 757)
Harrisonville's Light Technical Rescue Team is made up of 10 members who are all certified in 4 or more of the following: structural collapse, rope rescue, confined space rescue, vehicle and machinery extrication, trench rescue, water/dive rescue, and wilderness search and rescue. This team responds to technical rescue calls in Harrisonville and in surrounding cities.
HARRISONVILLE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
Harrisonville's Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) is one of the many USAR teams stationed throughout the United States. HVFR has created our USAR team to respond to incidents including but not limited to: earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons storms and tornadoes, floods, dam failures, technological accidents, terrorist activities, and hazardous materials releases. We can be deployed in under an hour through out the state of Florida or within 48 hours to anywhere within the United States.
We operate under the call sign FL-TF10 (Florida Taskforce 10) and are a Florida Type II USAR Team but are working on becoming a Type I USAR team .
The HVFR USAR Team currently responds and operates out of a 30' Haulmark trailer, a 20' Wells Cargo Trailer (hauls the medical supplies), and soon to be a 50' Great Dane trailer. We have 60 people assigned to the USAR Team from our department ( 25 come from other departments in our area)
We operate under the call sign FL-TF10 (Florida Taskforce 10) and are a Florida Type II USAR Team but are working on becoming a Type I USAR team .
The HVFR USAR Team currently responds and operates out of a 30' Haulmark trailer, a 20' Wells Cargo Trailer (hauls the medical supplies), and soon to be a 50' Great Dane trailer. We have 60 people assigned to the USAR Team from our department ( 25 come from other departments in our area)