WHO WE ARE:

Canada Task Force 2 (CAN-TF2), based in Alberta, is an 'all-hazards' Disaster Response Team with a diverse capacity to respond to a variety of large scale events, emergencies or disasters and provide support to the local community.

The team is comprised of over 150 Rescue Specialists, Doctors, Paramedics, Structural Engineers, Communications Specialists, Canine & Technical Searchers, Logistics Specialists, and Command Staff, who volunteer their time to train and prepare so that they can respond as a highly specialized team, capable of handling a wide variety of demanding disaster and rescue situations.

CAN-TF2's mandate is to deploy with up to 75 specialized team members and related equipment within 4 hours of incident notification. Upon arrival, the team is capable of operating 24 hours a day for up to 14 days with the equipment and supplies to be fully self-sustaining if required. 

CAN-TF2 is a division of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency and is one of six nationally recognized Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) teams in Canada.  The additional three teams are located in Vancouver (CAN-TF1), Toronto (CAN-TF3), and Manitoba (CAN-TF4) with teams in development in Halifax (CAN-TF5) Montreal (CAN-TF6). Collectively, these five teams lead Canada's emergency response initiative in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR).

IMT

• Incident Management Team

Medical Support

• Medical Support 

Disaster Response 

• Heavy Urban Search & Rescue

• Flood Rescue

• Structural Collapse Rescue

• Communications Support

• Canine & Technical Search

• Rope Rescue

• Specialized Equipment

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