Texas Task Force 2 Urban Search & Rescue

[2] In 2004, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department proposed the concept of developing a regional US&R team to the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

The team was designed to provide an immediate response anywhere within the 16 counties of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

With a state-of-the-art equipment cache, TX-TF2 is self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of operation, and can function with support for up to 14 days under remote and austere conditions.

Although many members are firefighters with volunteer and career departments, TX-TF2 is composed of individuals from various professional backgrounds such as fire, police, IT support, and engineering.

Texas Task Force 2 is also a member of the State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance (SUSAR) whose mission is to "support and conducts research, education, and informational activities to benefit the communities served by state-level US&R teams."

Members of Texas Task Force 2 conducting joint search and rescue operations following the catastrophic flooding along the Llano River near Junction, Texas in 2018.