\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo Delray Beach firefighters and two from the newly formed Jupiter fire department are among Florida Task Force personnel deployed to support international urban search-and-rescue operations after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela this week.Late Friday, the U.S. Department of State activated Florida Task Force 1 and 2 of 80 firefighters each from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach County.The specialized Task Force 2 departed Saturday morning aboard an Air Force jet to locate survivors, provide technical rescue assistance and support humanitarian relief efforts.In all, there are 230 members, including physicians, structural engineers, hazardous material technicians and K-9 handlers. The team includes K9 units trained to sniff out signs of life. “Delray Beach Fire Rescue is especially proud that two of our own, Captain Chris Abaldo and Captain Joey Cafone, are among those deploying with Florida Task Force 2,” the Delray Beach agency posted on Facebook.”Please keep Captains Abaldo and Cafone, all members of Florida Task Force 1 and Florida Task Force 2, and the people of Venezuela in your thoughts as they carry out this critical lifesaving mission.”Two members of the Jupiter Fire Rescue Department, Division Chief Rob Ramirez and Captain Kenneth Olson, were also deployed.”We couldn\u2019t be prouder of Division Chief Ramirez and Captain Olson for representing JFRD with courage, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to serving others\u2014wherever the mission takes them,” the agency posted on Facebook.”Please join us in keeping them, all members of Florida Task Force 1 and Florida Task Force 2, and the people of Venezuela in your thoughts and prayers for a safe and successful mission.”JFRD will officially take over the city’s live “first-call” emergency responses on Oct. 1 from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Task Force 2 is sponsored by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Florida Task Force 1 is sponsored and administratively managed by the City of Miami Fire Department.Florida Task Force 2 began serving affected communities during disasters in 1991. Deployments to national and international disasters include the events of September 11th, 2001, in New York, the 2010 Haiti and 2020 Puerto Rico Haiti earthquakes, as well as the 2021 Surfside Champlain Tower Collapse. Two earthquakes \u2014 magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, just 39 seconds apart \u2014 struck Venezuela\u2019s Caribbean coast around 6 p.m. Wednesday.The death toll has risen to at least 1,430 people.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Two Delray Beach firefighters and two from the newly formed Jupiter fire department are among Florida Task Force personnel deployed to support international urban search-and-rescue operations after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela this week.<\/p>\n
Late Friday, the U.S. Department of State activated Florida Task Force 1 and 2 of 80 firefighters each from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n
The specialized Task Force 2 departed Saturday morning aboard an Air Force jet to locate survivors, provide technical rescue assistance and support humanitarian relief efforts.<\/p>\n
In all, there are 230 members, including physicians, structural engineers, hazardous material technicians and K-9 handlers. The team includes K9 units trained to sniff out signs of life. <\/p>\n
“Delray Beach Fire Rescue is especially proud that two of our own, Captain Chris Abaldo and Captain Joey Cafone, are among those deploying with Florida Task Force 2,” the Delray Beach agency posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n
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“Please keep Captains Abaldo and Cafone, all members of Florida Task Force 1 and Florida Task Force 2, and the people of Venezuela in your thoughts as they carry out this critical lifesaving mission.”<\/p>\n
Two members of the Jupiter Fire Rescue Department, Division Chief Rob Ramirez and Captain Kenneth Olson, were also deployed.<\/p>\n
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“We couldn\u2019t be prouder of Division Chief Ramirez and Captain Olson for representing JFRD with courage, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to serving others\u2014wherever the mission takes them,” the agency posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n
“Please join us in keeping them, all members of Florida Task Force 1 and Florida Task Force 2, and the people of Venezuela in your thoughts and prayers for a safe and successful mission.”<\/p>\n
JFRD will officially take over the city’s live “first-call” emergency responses on Oct. 1 from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. <\/p>\n
Task Force 2 is sponsored by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Florida Task Force 1 is sponsored and administratively managed by the City of Miami Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Florida Task Force 2 began serving affected communities during disasters in 1991. Deployments to national and international disasters include the events of September 11th, 2001, in New York, the 2010 Haiti and 2020 Puerto Rico Haiti earthquakes, as well as the 2021 Surfside Champlain Tower Collapse. <\/p>\n
Two earthquakes \u2014 magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, just 39 seconds apart \u2014 struck Venezuela\u2019s Caribbean coast around 6 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The death toll has risen to at least 1,430 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Delray Beach firefighters and two from the newly formed Jupiter fire department are among Florida Task Force…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[133547,8228,132913,92568,133546,28,30,29,133543,12814,133544,133545,18917,557,992,133548,58995,4390],"class_list":["post-322136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-captain-kenneth-olson","tag-delray-beach","tag-devastating-earthquake","tag-disaster","tag-division-chief-rob-ramirez","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-florida-task-force-personnel","tag-jfrd","tag-jupiter-fire-department","tag-jupiter-firefighter","tag-member","tag-palm-beach-county","tag-people","tag-structural-engineer","tag-thought","tag-venezuela"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}