09/17/2026
This week, DeSoto County Emergency Services personnel assigned to Mississippi Task Force 1 partnered with other Task Force 1 members, as well as members of Task Forces 2 and 3, the Mississippi Fire Academy, and the Mississippi National Guard to conduct joint training exercises with an emergency services and military delegation from Uzbekistan.
Over a 5-day period, the delegation will receive training in technical rescue and firefighting operations in different parts of the state. Each exercise is hosted by one of the state’s three urban search and rescue teams.