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This is a presentation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the NJ Group for Access and Integration Needs in Emergencies and Disasters (NJGAINED) meeting, July 2014. The speaker is John Kosciolek, Manager of the FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams.
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NJ-TF1 deployed as a Type 1 US&R Team on the morning of July 1, 2021, consisting of 70 team members, in 21 technically skilled positions, and 10 ground support personnel. The team responded via; two crew carriers, three tractor-trailers, two box trucks, five F-450 crew trucks, two passenger vans, two K-9 units, two utility terrain vehicles, and a fleet service truck. A water rescue component of six boats with trailers and a water support trailer was also deployed as part of the Type 1 cache of equipment and also because it was hurricane season. A FEMA Type 1 US&R Team consists of an 80-person team capable of 24-hour operations in structural collapse rescue, wide area search and swift water rescue in a CBRNE environment. This team is designed to be logistically self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of operation, and can function with support for up to 14 days under remote and austere conditions.
NJ-TF1 staged in Miami, Florida. This was the team’s eighth deployment as a FEMA US&R Team since 2016. The team had past experience in structural collapse from 9/11, Tropicana Hotel Parking Garage Collapse and the Hackensack Parking Garage Collapse among others. The team received demobilization orders on July 15 2021 and returned home to NJ-TF1 HQ on July 17, 2021.
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NJ-TF1 has completed their mission and is on the road home from Miami. We are honored to have been able to assist our brothers and sisters during this tragic event. Surfside continues to be in our thoughts and prayers.
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New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan encourages all law enforcement officers to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their families, and the people we serve. This is an informational video about the vaccine and a message from Colonel Callahan.
Note: Colonel Callahan was able to receive the Moderna vaccine at Morristown Medical Center shortly after making this video.
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Trenton, N.J. – Due to the recent devastation to Puerto Rico as a result of severe earthquakes that struck the island, Governor Phil Murphy authorized a contingent of New Jersey State Troopers to be deployed to Puerto Rico to assist with recovery efforts.
On Wednesday, January 22, a seven-member advance team will fly from Newark International Airport to San Juan International Airport. The advance team’s objective will be to obtain supplies at FEMA Headquarters in Caguas before traveling to the Ponce region of the island where they will coordinate with local officials to prepare for a contingent of 50 State Troopers, which is scheduled to depart on Saturday, January 25 and to return on Sunday, February 9.
The deployment’s mission will consist of providing force protection at seven base camps that are currently housing between 2,000 and 5,000 residents on a daily basis. Additionally, troopers will be assigned to major traffic control posts within the city limits for the duration of the deployment.
Assistance is provided through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), a mutual aid agreement allowing states and territories to share resources in response to natural and man-made disasters.
“Puerto Rico continues to be impacted by the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, and now the island is also facing the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, leaving many families displaced and without a sense of normalcy,” said Governor Murphy. “We will always stand with the people of Puerto Rico, and today, I have directed the New Jersey State Police to assist in emergency response efforts in order to help the people of Puerto Rico rebuild their homes and lives.”
"Our New Jersey State Troopers are always the first to step up and the last to step aside,” said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. “Just as they did in the wake of Hurricane Maria, they are deploying to help the people of Puerto Rico in their time of need. This skilled group will ensure that aid and relief supplies reach the most impacted people and areas of Puerto Rico.”
“Before we departed from the last of our deployments to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, we made a promise to local officials and residents that should they ever need us again, we would be there. Today we are making good on that promise,” said Colonel Patrick Callahan of the New Jersey State Police. “We are deploying a highly skilled contingent of troopers that will be able to immediately integrate into the recovery efforts already in place.”
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- Even six inches of fast moving floodwater can knock you off your feet, and a depth of
two feet will float your car! Never try to walk, bike or drive through flooded areas. Water may be deeper than you think!
- Do not attempt to drive over a flooded road. Obey traffic barriers. STOP! Turn around and go another way.
- Keep children from playing in floodwaters or near culverts and storm drains.
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Pets are family too! Remember to include them in your emergency plans. Visit animalemergency.nj.gov to find out more!
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Pets are family too! Remember to include them in your emergency plans. Visit animalemergency.nj.gov to find out more!
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