California urban rescue team to deploy to Haiti

California will be sending a 72 member urban rescue team to assist with the humanitarian efforts in Haiti.   According to an AP report, California Task Force 2, organized by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, began getting ready shortly after the magnitude-7.0 quake devastated impoverished Haiti. The team includes firefighters, paramedics, emergency room doctors, search dogs and handlers, heavy equipment specialists and engineers trained in rescues from collapsed structures.