California Task Force 3, US&R

California Task Force 3 (CATF3) is an Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) program of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District which is the Team’s Sponsoring Agency. There are 16 Participating Agencies that are a part of CATF3. These agencies include Central County Fire, Central County Fire District of Santa Cruz County, Genentech’s First Alert Team, Palo Alto Fire, Milpitas Fire, Mountain View Fire, Redwood City Fire, San Jose Fire, San Mateo Consolidated Fire, San Francisco Fire, Santa Clara City Fire, Santa Clara County Fire, South San Francisco Fire, SRI International, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and the Woodside Fire Protection District. CATF3 is one of 8 California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Task Forces and one of 28 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) US&R Task Forces in the United States. CATF3 responds as a resource of CalOES or FEMA during National, State, or Regional Emergencies such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, terror attacks or any other natural or manmade disasters. All State and Federal Task Forces are made up of highly trained and highly skilled responders from a wide variety of disciplines such as Technical Search Specialists, Canine Search Specialists, Search Team Managers, Medical Specialists, Medical Team Managers, Rescue Specialists, Rescue Squad Officers, Rescue Team Managers, Safety Officers, Hazardous Materials Specialists, Hazardous Materials Managers, Structural Engineers, Plans Managers, Technical Information Specialists, Communications Managers, Logistic Specialists, Logistics Managers and Task Force Leaders.