Shirt
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2018.126.1
Dimensions: 32.75 in X 63.625 in X 1.875 in
Dimensions (Metric): 83.185 cm X 161.6075 cm X 4.7625 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 83.185 cm X 161.6075 cm X 4.7625 cm
Source: Gregory West
Credit Line: Gift of Gregory A. West
Description
Navy long-sleeve, button-up collared uniform shirt with two breast pockets and two side pockets. An American flag patch is above the left breast pocket and a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue patch is above the right breast pocket. Embroidered on the FEMA patch is the name: "West | California Task Force 1." On the upper left sleeve is a Los Angeles City Fire Department patch; on the upper right sleeve is a FEMA task force patch.
Navy long-sleeve, button-up collared uniform shirt with two breast pockets and two side pockets. An American flag patch is above the left breast pocket and a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue patch is above the right breast pocket. Embroidered on the FEMA patch is the name: "West | California Task Force 1." On the upper left sleeve is a Los Angeles City Fire Department patch; on the upper right sleeve is a FEMA task force patch.
Historical Notes
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Battalion Chief Gregory A. West worked as an Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) volunteer at Ground Zero from September 11, 2001, until September 22, 2001. He was deployed as a member of the California Task Force 1 (CA-TK1), one of the twenty-eight task forces sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Battalion Chief Gregory A. West worked as an Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) volunteer at Ground Zero from September 11, 2001, until September 22, 2001. He was deployed as a member of the California Task Force 1 (CA-TK1), one of the twenty-eight task forces sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
