- Please go to D4H and sign up for one day of the mandatory Mobilization Exercise. Your options are May 1, May 6 or May 8.
- Task Books are available at the MITF1.org website. Be sure to to check for all the positions for which you are qualified
For the second time, the Search Section traveled to the MAAC Emergency Services Training Campus in Valparaiso Indiana for a weekend of technical search and canine search specific training. The training included afternoon and night operations on Friday, a full-day of training on Saturday and half a day of training, including coring a culvert for the facility, on Sunday.
The rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow storms coupled with strong winds, flash floods and even tornadoes have impacted a large area. This Weather Channel link has a lot of details and a timeline of the recent devastating storms. Over 1000 rescues have occurred and at least ten people are known to have died.
Read more about this: https://weather.com/
NBC News has an amazing two-minute drone video of the flooded areas: https://www.nbcnews.
The National Weather Service changed the terms used to describe dangerous weather conditions this year. We no longer have windchill watches and warnings.
The new terminology is:
- Cold Weather Advisory (replaces windchill advisory)
- Extreme Cold Watch (replaces windchill watch)
- Extreme Cold Warning (replaces windchill warning)
https://www.mitf1.org/
Contact Joe Chopski at [email protected] for assistance!
Have you joined MI-TF1 private Facebook group yet? If not, contact Rayanne at [email protected] to be added!
