who we are
Canada Task Force 2 (CAN-TF2), is a government National 'all-hazards' Disaster Response Team with diverse capabilities to respond to large-scale events, emergencies, or disasters, and support impacted communities across Canada.
Our team is comprised of over 180 Rescue Specialists, Doctors, Paramedics, Structural Engineers, Communications Specialists, Canine & Technical Searchers, Logistics Specialists, and Command Staff, who volunteer their time to train and prepare so that they can respond as a highly specialized team, capable of handling a wide variety of demanding disaster and rescue situations.
CAN-TF2's mandate is to deploy with up to 75 specialized team members and related equipment within 4 hours of incident notification. Upon arrival, the team is capable of operating 24 hours a day for up to 14 days with the equipment and supplies to be fully self-sustaining if required.
Canada Task Force 2 is a division of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency and is one of six nationally recognized Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams in Canada.
The additional five teams are located in Vancouver (CAN-TF1), Toronto (CAN-TF3),
Manitoba (CAN-TF4) , Halifax (CAN-TF5) and Montreal (CAN-TF6).
Collectively, our 6 national teams lead Canada's emergency response initiative in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR).
If you’re interested in finding out about how to join our team, click here!