EMS TASK FORCE 36
Three Lancaster County EMS Organizations currently form EMS Task Force 36. This Task Force, part of a Regional initiative, was developed after the events of 9/11 to provide response capabilities to regional, state and national disasters. In September of 2005, EMS Task Force 36 deployed to New Orleans for 11 days, as part of Pennsylvania Strike Team 1, to assist in the rescue efforts related to hurricane Katrina.
Organizations currently associated with EMS Task Force 36 are:
Regional Task Force units participate in Operation Red Rose, a mulit-county, multi-jurisdictional disaster drill, held at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, September 2006. Photo by Bill Kanoff
