California Task Force Three (CA-TF3)
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District proudly sponsors California Task Force 3 (CA-TF3) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team. CA-TF3 is a local team that responds regionally, statewide and nationally as part of the National Response System. CA-TF3 operates under guidelines established with a Cooperative Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
As the sponsoring agency, the Fire District has the responsibility of managing the team and ensuring it is able to respond to any incident it is requested to do so. 
CA-TF3 is a specially trained and equipped US&R Task Force consisting of 16 participating agencies and approximately 40 civilians. There are a total of 210+ members who are available to respond to emergencies. These members include Firefighters from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and our Participating Agencies listed below, as well as local Civilian Members:
| ● Central County Fire | ● San Jose Fire |
| ● Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County | ● San Mateo Consolidated Fire |
| ● Genentech | ● Santa Clara City Fire |
| ● Milpitas Fire | ● Santa Clara County Fire |
| ● Mountain View Fire | ● South San Francisco Fire |
| ● Palo Alto Fire | ● SRI International |
| ● Redwood City Fire | ● Sunnyvale Public Safety |
| ● San Francisco Fire | ● Woodside Fire Protection District |
CA-TF3 has 210+ Members who are specially trained as:
| ● (TLF) Task Force Leaders | ● (MS) Medical Specialists |
| ● (SO) Safety Officers | ● (LTM) Logistic Team Managers |
| ● (STM) Search Team Managers | ● (LS) Logistic Specialists |
| ● (TSS) Technical Search Specialists | ● (CS) Communications Specialists |
| ● (CSS) Canine Search Specialists | ● (PTM) Plans Team Managers |
| ● (RTM) Rescue Team Managers | ● (StS) Structural Specialists (Engineers) |
| ● (RSO) Rescue Squad Officers | ● (TIS) Technical Information Specialists |
| ● (RS) Rescue Specialists | ● (ESS) Emergency Support Specialist |
| ● (HERS) Heavy Equipment Rescue Specialists | ● (TFSP) Task Force Security and Protection |
| ● (HTM) HazMat Team Managers | ● (WRS) Water Rescue Specialists |
| ● (HS) HazMat Specialists | ● (UBO) US&R Boat Operators |
| ● (MTM) Medical Team Managers (Emergency Room Physicians) | ● (IST) Incident Support Team Members |
This unique technical rescue team responds with 70,000 pounds of prepackaged search and rescue tools and medical equipment to conduct around the clock search and rescue operations at domestic and international disasters, both natural and man-made. Since its inception CA-TF3 has deployed across the Nation:
1. 1991 Hurricane Iniki, Type 1, Cal OES Mutual Aid 2. 1993 Acceptance as a FEMA US&R Task Force 3. 1993 Northridge Earthquake, Type 1 4. 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Type 1 5. 1996 Napa, Rancho Murieta and Yuba County Floods, CalOES Type 1 Water Rescue Team 6. 1998 Hurricane Georges, IST 7. 2001 Pentagon, IST Support 8. 2001 World Trade Center, Type 1, IST 9. 2002 Winter Olympics, IST support 10. 2003 Hurricane Isabel, IST support 11. 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia, CalOES Canine HRD Teams, IST 12. 2004 G-8 Summit, IST 13. 2004 Republican National Convention, IST 14. 2004 Democratic National Convention, IST 15. 2004 Hurricane Charley, IST 16. 2004 Hurricane Frances, IST 17. 2004 Hurricane Ivan, IST 18. 2005 Hurricane Dennis, IST 19. 2005 Hurricane Katrina, Type 1, CalOES Type 1 Water Rescue Team, IST 20. 2005 Hurricane Rita, IST 21. 2005 Hurricane Wilma, IST 22. 2006 Hurricane Ernesto, Type 3, IST 23. 2007 Kansas Tornadoes, IST 24. 2008 Hurricane Gustav, Type 3, IST 25. 2008 Hurricane Ike, Type 3, IST 26. 2008 Hurricane Edouard, IST 27. 2008 Republican National Convention, IST 28. 2010 Beech Street Aircraft Crash (EPA), Equipment Support 29. 2010 San Bruno Gas Line Explosion, Canine HRD Teams, IST | 30. 2010 Hurricane Earl, IST 31. 2014 National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise/Alaska Shield 32. 2014 Washington Mudslide, IST 33. 2016 Hurricane Matthew, IST 34. 2017 Hurricane Harvey, Mission Ready Package Water (MRPW) 35. 2017 Hurricane Harvey, IST 36. 2017 Hurricane Irma, IST 37. 2017 Hurricane Irma, Type I 38. 2017 Hurricane Isabel (Puerto Rico) - IST 39. 2017 Hurricane Maria, IST 40. 2018 CSS HRD, Resource Sharing w/ CA-TF7, Santa Barbara Mudslide 41. 2018 Hurricane Lane, Type III 42. 2018 Hurricane Olivia, Type III 43. 2018 Hurricane Florence, IST 44. 2018 Hurricane Michael, IST 45. 2018 Cal OES Camp Fire, Type III 46. 2018 Cal OES Sentinel Response Exercise, Type I 47. 2019 Hurricane Barry, IST 48. 2019 Hurricane Dorian, IST, Type III 49. 2020 Tropical Cyclone Laura, IST 50. 2020 Cal OES North Complex, Canine HRD Support 51. 2020 Cal OES North Complex, Type I, Mutual Aid 52. 2021 Tropical Cyclone Ida, IST 53. 2022 Hurricane Ian, IST 54. 2023 Tropical Cyclone Idalia, IST 55. 2023 Tropical Cyclone Lee, IST 56. 2024 Hurricane Helene, Canine HRD Support, IST 57. 2024 Hurricane Milton, Type 1, IST 58. 2025 Cal OES Palisades Fire, Type 1, Mutual Aid |
