FAIRFAX, Va. - Fairfax County's elite Urban Search and Rescue team is going to Japan to help with earthquake relief efforts.

Spokesman Dan Schmidt says the group is preparing to send a 72-member team, in conjunction with efforts coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Exact details on when the team will deploy have not yet been determined.

The department is frequently called on to assist following international disasters. Last year, Fairfax team members conducted 16 successful rescues in Haiti following the earthquake there.

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