The Toronto Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) Team conducted an off-site deployment exercise on Monday, September 26th to Wednesday September 28, 2005 in the Town Of Whitby. The Team operated from a self-sustaining “Base of Operations” that housed all components of the Team including canine & technical search, heavy breaking & breaching, shoring of structures & medical capabilities The mock situation - at 0430 hours September 26, 2005 a tornado ripped through the Durham area along the Taunton Road corridor. After the Region declared an emergency to the Ontario Government - Toronto HUSAR was requested to perform search & rescue operations in the urban area at the SE (300 acre) section - Taunton Rd & Lake Ridge Road. Throughout this 3 day deployment patients were successfully extricated from 5 separate collapsed building sites. The Team worked around the clock to obtain their search & rescue objectives in a timely manner. The exercise began in Toronto as the Team prepared for their mission - packing the necessary equipment to safely deploy and transporting the equipment & Team members to the disaster location. Once on-scene the Team setup the Base of Operations and began re-conning and mapping the area to determine disaster sites. The Canine and Technical Search unit was then sent into the area to confirm live patient locations. Upon completion of the search - rescue squads were sent to each site to shore the structure, move, break & breach through structural components to reach the patients. Patients were then packaged and transported to medical facilities. Many thanks to Whitby Fire Services for all their assistance throughout the exercise.