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Elligton Field
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Emergency Ministries
Euless
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Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
Houston Fire-EMS Rescue
Huntsville Fire Department
Hurst Fire Department
Keller Fire Rescue
Killeen Fire Department
Kingsville Fire Department
Longview Fire Department
Nacogdoches Fire Department
Nederland Fire
Pflugerville Fire Department
PHI Air Medical
Plano Fire-Rescue
Proceanic Offshore and Marine Technical Services
Round Rock Fire Department
Saginaw Fire Department
San Antonio Fire Department
SETRAC Emergency Operations
Southlake Fire Department
Star Flight
Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council- STRAC
Sugarland Fire & Rescue
TAMU Civil Engineering Department
TAMU EMS
Temple Fire Department
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Victoria Fire Department
Village Fire Department
Williams
Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Woodlands Fire Rescue

About Us

TX-TF1 functions as one of the 28 federal teams under FEMA's national urban search and rescue program and as Texas' only statewide urban search and rescue team under direction of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. TX-TF1 also coordinates the state's water rescue program. 

SOGs

SOGs spell out what is expected and required of personnel during both emergency response and non-emergency activities. They provide a mechanism to communicate legal and administrative requirements, organizational policies, and strategic plans to all staff and members.

FAQs

What is a Type 1 Team?

A FEMA Type 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team consisting of a 70-person team capable of 24-hour operations. Designed to be logistically self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of operation, a Type 1 team is able to function for 10 to 14 days under remote and austere conditions with support.