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Coverage dated October 10, 2026

LA County search and rescue team heads to Panama after earthquakes

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Fire Department's International Urban Search and Rescue Team has left for Panama to provide assistance in that country following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake.

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  1. KTLA Los Angeles

    L.A. County-based team of first responders heads to Panama after earthquakes (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A team of Los Angeles County-based first responders are heading to Panama in the wake of powerful back-to-back earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks. In a social media post, the L.A. County Fire Department said that their international search and rescue team, known as USA-02, was activated by the S…

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    LA County search and rescue team heads to Panama after earthquakes (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Los Angeles County Fire Department's International Urban Search and Rescue Team has left for Panama to provide assistance in that country following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake.