Mass. Team Searching For People Missing After Oregon Wildfires

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BOSTON (CBS) – A search and rescue team from Massachusetts is now on the West Coast, helping in the wake of the massive wildfires.

The Urban Search and Rescue Team is based out of Beverly. The 25-member crew from Task Force One arrived in Oregon on Tuesday.

Members of Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force assisting after wildfires in Oregon (Image credit MA-TF1)

The crew is working to assess burned structures and help look for those reported missing.

Members of Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force assisting after wildfires in Oregon (Image credit MA-TF1)

At least eight people have been killed in the wildfires in Oregon.