Update: FDNY and NYPD Members of NY Task Force 1 Rescue
Two Children in Haiti
Members of the USAR NY Task Force 1 pull an 8-year-old boy from the rubble in Haiti. Each member of the team is assigned a different discipline, which can be identified by the color of his/her helmet: Yellow = Search, Red = Rescue, Blue = Medical Service, White = Logistics/Task Force Leader and Green = Communications.
Members of USAR NY Task Force 1 rescued two children from a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 19.
After returning to camp after working a 12-hour shift, civilians notified the FDNY and NYPD members about children trapped in a collapsed building.
A 10-year-old girl is rescued by members of USAR NY Task Force 1 and a USAR team from Florida.
Working for more than three hours with a USAR team from Florida, the team rescued the siblings a 10-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy.
Both children are reported to be in good condition.
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