TAMPA, Fla. — Bay area crews are responding to the building collapse in Miami Beach.
Florida's Task Force 3, comprised of a special operations team from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, Tampa Fire Rescue and St. Petersburg Fire Rescue, deployed early Saturday morning for Surfside to assist in rescue efforts at the site of a residential building collapse.
Task Force 3 was called upon by the state to begin working rescue operations by noon Saturday.
What You Need To Know
- Task Force 3 special operations teams headed to south Florida
- Comprised of a special operations team from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, Tampa Fire Rescue and St. Petersburg Fire Rescue
- Almost 160 people remain unaccounted for at the 12-story Champlain Towers
Almost 160 people remain unaccounted for at the 12-story Champlain Towers, which suffered a partial collapse early Thursday morning. Four people so far have been confirmed dead.
The Bay area team of 72 has special operations training focused on collapsed structure rescue.
The Task Force also includes physicians and engineers plus K9 teams.
The convoy includes 24 vehicles of equipment for rescue and housing personnel that will allow the Task Force to be fully self-supported.
The deployment is for seven days.