The San Bernardino County Fire Department has announced that 15 of its Fire members, including two from the Morongo Basin, have joined a FEMA task force through the Riverside Fire Department. Ernest Figueroa has the details…
FEMA California Task Force 6 is an emergency disaster response team comprised of civilian specialists and fire personnel from fire departments in Corona, Hemet, Murrieta, Pechanga, CAL FIRE, and Riverside County Fire. Members specialize in search, heavy rescue, haz-mat, medical response, heavy riggers, structural engineering, and logistics. Rescue Specialists Robert Edie from Yucca Valley and Michelle Smith of Joshua Tree are among 15 San Bernardino County Fire Rescue and Haz-Mat specialists who have been added to the task force, which is capable of deploying within hours of a sudden natural or man-made disaster.
