Group Photo

The Collapse Team responds to a National Guard Drill held in Lancaster County Friday. The Collapse Team responded as part of the Regional Rescue Task Force with 12 members and Appolo.

Part of the drill was a collapsed parking deck with unknown patients trapped. Crews worked hand in hand with PA Company 1 Strike Team, the York County ATR Strike Team and the National Guard Extrication Team. Crews located 5 victims through-out the morning and worked at removing them. Crews had to break through concrete at multiple places to enter the parking deck. To add to the drama multiple explosions rocked the area. By lunch time the crews had removed all the patients or victims.

Sq Leader Amos Hess (w Appolo) and Squad Leader Gary Hess were assigned to the Recon Squad (Squad #1). The rest of the team members were assigned to Squad #2 with Squad Leader Zechman and Chief Eshleman was in the Command Group.

Chief Eshleman at the Command Post

Dog Handler Hess working with Apolo

Collapse Team setting up equipment

Sq Leader Zechman at the Command Post

Command moves under the tent

Rescue 65 and Collapse 2

Core Drilling ofr a camera

Blasting through the concrete

Patient removal by Company 1

Company 1

Break time

Cut station beside Collapse 1

Nation Guard Extrication Group

Team members making a enterance hole

Patient removal

EMS clearing a patient

500 folks from over 60 Federal agencies, State agencies and local participated. It was a great way to train together and play together.