Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Forces 1
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Forces 1 :
The National US&R Response System is a framework for structuring local emergency services personnel into integrated disaster response task forces. The 28 National US&R Task Forces, complete with the necessary tools, equipment, skills and techniques, can be deployed by DHS/FEMA to assist State and local governments in rescuing victims of structural collapse incidents or to assist in other search and rescue missions. Each task force must have all its personnel and equipment at the embarkation point within 6 hours of activation. A task force can be dispatched and en route to its destination in a matter of hours. (DHS, NRF -- Federal Partner Guide (Comment Draft). September 10, 2007, p. 9)
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