Exhausted disaster heroes from LA County Fire Department return home from grueling lifesaving after Turkey quake.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s famed Urban Search and Rescue Team, known and admired internationally as “USA-2,” returned home late Monday night, Feb. 20 at the department’s facility in Pacoima, after a 14-day deployment to the massive earthquake disaster in Turkey.
The L.A. County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team team arrive to family and friends at the LACoFD Pacoima Facility late Monday night, Feb. 20, 2023, after a 14-day deployment to Turkey. Several K-9s were used in the mission of the LA County of Los Angeles Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team. The County of Los Angeles Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team team check in there equipment. Known internationally as USA-2, they returned home at the LACoFD Pacoima Facility late Monday night, Feb. 20, 2023, after a 14-day deployment to Turkey.
Consul General of the republic of Turkey in Los Angeles, Sinan Kuzumt, thanks the tUrban Search and Rescue Team at a short press conference. The County of Los Angeles Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team team check in there equipment. Known internationally as USA-2, they returned home at the LACoFD Pacoima Facility late Monday night, Feb. 20, 2023, after a 14-day deployment to Turkey.
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