Urban Search and Rescue...

 

Firefighters, paramedics, and specialists from South Trail Fire and Rescue District, six other Lee County fire districts, the Lee County Division of Public Safety, the Lee County Sheriff's Office, and K-9 search teams comprise the Southwest Florida Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team.  Designated as Task Force Six by the State of Florida, SWF USAR FL-TF6 is trained to respond to local, regional, and state disasters such as hurricanes, bombings, floods, and tornadoes.

The South Trail Fire and Rescue District, fire districts in Bonita Springs, Estero, San Carlos Park, Iona-McGregor, Fort Myers Beach, and Lehigh Acres, as well as Lee County Division of Public Safety and the Lee County Sheriff's Office provide SWF USAR FL-TF6 with personnel and financial support for specialized training and equipment.  The following
South Trail Fire & Rescue personnel are members of SWF USAR: Battalion Chief Jody Payne,  Lieutenant Steve Mozes, Engineer Cindi Flerx, Engineer Cliff Linzalone, Engineer Lazaro Llerena, Engineer Matt Thunell, Firefighter Chris Armiger, Firefighter Robert Feliciano, Firefighter Matt Seneca, and PIO Christie Knudsen.

SWF USAR FL-TF6 specializes in confined space, trench, swift water, low/high angle rope, and structural collapse rescues. 

For more information and photos, visit the official Southwest Florida Urban Search and Rescue Web site.

 

Note: All archived pictures below will open in a new window when clicking the links below. Close the window to return to the South Trail Fire & Rescue site. Click here for more Training Photos   Trench Rescue - 6/25/04 Vehicle Extrication  -  4/21/04 Swift Water - 5/20 - 5/23/04 Search  - 10/06 - 10/09/03 Rope Rescue - 5/01/03 Trench Rescue - 4/16/03 Structural Collapse - 2/26/03 Structural Collapse - 1/17/02 Trench Rescue - 9/01

 

South Trail USAR team members participate in  High and Low Angle Rope Rescue Training