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EPISODE · Dec 23, 2021 · 33 MIN

How USAR is Deployed-Responding to the Disaster Zone

from EM Weekly Podcast · host The Readiness Lab

The National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System), established under the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1989, is a framework for organizing federal, state, and local partner emergency response teams as integrated federal disaster response task forces. The System’s 28 US&R task forces can be deployed by FEMA to a disaster area to provide assistance in structural collapse rescue, or they may be pre-positioned when a major disaster threatens a community.The System is a vital federal asset to support the continuous operation of critical government and business functions that are essential to human health and safety or economic security.The task forces are equipped and ready to deploy within six hours in various response models. When federal support is anticipated prior to an event such as a hurricane, System resources are often pre-positioned along with other federal responders to expedite support following the disaster.Each NIMS Type 1 US&R task force is composed of 70 members specializing in search, rescue, medicine, hazardous materials, logistics, and planning, including technical specialists such as physicians, structural engineers, and canine search teams. Joe HernandezWeb - https://www.disastermedicalsolutions.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/joehern08071488Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/usarmedic/LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-hernandez-56269852/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/CrushMedicineTodd De VoeWebsite - https://toddtdevoe.com/Website- www.crisis-cafe.comSpeak N Spark-https://bit.ly/3sTVUfrLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3sVHL1gEM WeeklyWebsite - https://bit.ly/3jj5ItlTwitter - https://bit.ly/31z8MeXFacebook - https://bit.ly/3dMlbRPLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/34mXyfzYouTube - https://bit.ly/2FQDhWdSponsorsDoberman EMG-https://www.dobermanemg.com/The Readiness Lab-https://www.thereadinesslab.com/If you would like to become a sponsor or advertiserCall Jon Fontane (203) 970-8042

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