CT Urban Search and Rescue Task Force explains how crews assist in the event of a building collapse
The Urban Search and Rescue Task Force combines specialists from fire, police, and EMS to assist cities and towns with responding to the most difficult of situations Author: Elisha Machado (FOX61) Updated: 11:20 PM EDT June 24, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. If a building collapse, like what happened in Miami, were to happen here, would Connecticut be prepared to handle the situation? FOX61 spoke with the state agency tasked with jumping into action during times of crisis like this.
The Urban Search and Rescue Task Force combines specialists from fire, police, and EMS to assist cities and towns with responding to the most difficult of situations from building collapses to water rescues. The team members undergo extensive training and have specialized equipment to get people to safety.
With no officers, future of Thetford Township Police Department up in the air
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THETFORD TOWNSHIP, MI It has been months since Thetford Township has had any officers in its police department, according to officials.
The last Thetford Township officer resigned around the end of October or early November, according to Thetford Township Supervisor Rachel Stanke.
It’s now up to the Thetford Township Board of Trustees, Stanke said, to determine the future of the department.
“The process would be that it gets brought to the board meeting, but there’s been some other things we’ve been trying to wrap up as well, so it hasn’t made it to the agenda yet,” Stanke said.
Mon 19 Apr 2021 16.00 EDT An article about the theft of a giant rabbit, Darius, carried quotes from a pet detective, Robert Kenny, in his capacity as an expert, not because he had been commissioned to work on the case as a headline mistakenly stated (Owner calls in pet detective as record-breaking rabbit is stolen, 14 April, page 11, early editions). Near-homophone corner: “Some [earthworms] burrow vertically. Some borrow horizontally” (Country diary, 16 April, page 5, Journal). Other recently corrected articles include:
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The rabbit, named Darius, has the Guinness World Record for being the biggest continental giant rabbit (PA)
The reward offered last week to find the world’s longest rabbit has now been doubled.
The rabbit, named Darius, has the Guinness World Record for being the biggest continental giant rabbit.
Darius vanished from owner Annette Edwards’ garden in Stoulton, Worcestershire, last Saturday night.
Professional pet detective Robert Kenny, alongside police, is helping Ms Edwards to trace the 12-year-old rabbit.
He believes the rabbit was “stolen to order” and that the thieves are attempting to take Darius out of the country, which would make things “more difficult”, he said.
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