FEMA/USAR California Task Force 5-Orange County responded ahead for Hurricane Gustav back on August 29th. They staged in Dallas Texas awaiting an assignment if necessary. Their team is a Type III USAR team consisting of 32 personnel from Orange County Fire Authority, Santa Ana FD, Orange City FD, and Anaheim FD.
With Hurricane Ike approaching, Task Force 5, finally got to go to work. They assisted with evaucation of 400 special need citizens out of Houston to a safe haven. With the approaching Hurricane Ike, TF 5 worked along with Nevade Task Force 1, Texas Task Forces 1& 2, and National Guard. The team used their experience as Firefighters and FEMA/USAR to safely evaucate all patients.
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