The Maryland Task Force 1 Urban and Rescue team was activated Thursday and currently is preparing to head to Kentucky to help following severe weather conditions there and in Tennessee.
Members, who include emergency personnel from Montgomery County, are assembling gear and preparing for deployment, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer.
An incident support team likely will also be deployed, he said.
BREAKING – MDTF-1 @fema Urban and Rescue team activated, preparing for deployment headed to Kentucky in response to severe weather events in Tennessee, Kentucky, and elsewhere pic.twitter.com/NqTfBb4Wec
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 3, 2025
(3/3) Update – Maryland Task Force 1 (MDTF-1) currently staged @mcfrs Rockville’s Task Force HQ @MontgomeryCoMD team members continue planning, training, & preparing for likely deployment NOTE: 16 vehicle caravan fully loaded with equipment & supplies to support 45-member MDTF-1 https://t.co/P737HpblD7 pic.twitter.com/IZXgqwFoEV
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 3, 2025
