Southwest Florida Urban Search and Rescue manager discusses the recovery efforts and the dangers the crews will face while searching for people.
WRECKAGE.AND ONE LOCAL TEAM OF SEARCH ARESCUE EXPERTS IS GIVING US SOMEINSIGHT ON WHAT’LL TAKE TO GETPEOPLE TO SAFETY.FOX 4 SAT DOWN WITH THESOUTHWEST FLORIDA URBAN SEARCHAND RESCUE PROGRAM MANAGER.THE GROUP IS A NONPROFIT TASFORCE...THAT’S MADE UP OFDIFFERENT AGENCIES ANDSPECIALITIES TO HELP RESPOND TODISASTERS ACROSS NINE COUNTIESIN OUR STATE...THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THETASKFORCE SAYS THE RECOVERY INMIAMI IS ONE OF THE MOREDANGEROUS ONES THAT TEAMSFACE...BECAUSE OF THE *WAY THEBUILDING COLLAPSED.((Shane Sibert//SWFL UrbanSearch and Rescue ProgramManager))"We’re talking pancake much likethe Trade Center when that wentdown during September 11th.
Soit’s very hard."{butted t}((Shane Sibert//SWFL UrbanSearch and Rescue ProgramManager))"They have to tunnel in, so foevery, let’s say foot they goin, like two feet in front ofthem and two feet
The death toll in the tragic and devastating Surfside condominium collapse has risen to 16 as 147 people remain missing,..
Surfside mayor talks search-and-rescue efforts
