United States Search And Rescue Task Force
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The United States Search And Rescue Task Force is a voluntary organization located in the north east United States devoted to search and rescue
and disaster relief. The organization covers the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The organization's motto is “Working Together, So Others May Live”.
, U.S. Army and other federal agencies in search and rescue, community emergency response team
(CERT) and disaster response. Combining the resources of the U.S. SAR Task Force with other organizations via mutual aid agreements, allows the USSARTF to provide services and resources to serve other agencies, the public and victims that they work for.
The United States Search and Rescue Task Force specialists are trained not only in search skills, but also land navigation
, logistics
and search resource allocation
. The Task Force maintains a historical data base of lost person behaviors.
The community emergency response teams, which may be placed on standby or activated for storms, floods, disasters, etc., utilizing its personnel who are trained FEMA Community emergency response teams and weather spotters by the National Weather Service
.
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
and disaster relief. The organization covers the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The organization's motto is “Working Together, So Others May Live”.
About
The U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force and its personnel are currently one of the very few search and rescue organizations in the tri-state region requested to lecture and train the State policeState police
State police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national...
, U.S. Army and other federal agencies in search and rescue, community emergency response team
Community Emergency Response Team
In the United States a community emergency response team can refer to* one of five federal programs promoted under the umbrella organization Citizen Corps, which is funded in part by the Stafford Act;...
(CERT) and disaster response. Combining the resources of the U.S. SAR Task Force with other organizations via mutual aid agreements, allows the USSARTF to provide services and resources to serve other agencies, the public and victims that they work for.
The United States Search and Rescue Task Force specialists are trained not only in search skills, but also land navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
, logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
and search resource allocation
Resource allocation
Resource allocation is used to assign the available resources in an economic way. It is part of resource management. In project management, resource allocation is the scheduling of activities and the resources required by those activities while taking into consideration both the resource...
. The Task Force maintains a historical data base of lost person behaviors.
Services
The task force's services include:- Wilderness search and rescue
- Urban search and rescue
- Light collapsed structure search and rescue
- Cadaver search
- Evidence search
- Criminal tracking/trailing
- Animal rescueAnimal rescueAnimal rescue can refer to:* Animal Rescue TV series* Animal sanctuary* Animal welfare* Rescue groups for pets* Pet Rescue * RSPCA Animal Rescue TV series* Wildlife rescue* Wildlife rehabilitation...
in disasters - Disaster assessment
- Educational displays at special events
- Critical incident stress managementCritical Incident Stress ManagementCritical incident stress management is an adaptive short term helping process that focuses solely on an immediate and identifiable problem. It spans pre-incident preparedness to acute crisis to post-crisis follow up. Its stated purpose is to enable people to return to their daily routine more...
- this team may be placed on standby or activated for incidents, utilizing personnel who are CISM specialists and psychologists - Educational classes (FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), first aidFirst aidFirst aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...
, CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitationCardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive...
, Federal Emergency Management AgencyFederal Emergency Management AgencyThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...
(FEMA) emergency response to terrorism, defensive driving, child survival in the wilderness, search and rescue and more)
The community emergency response teams, which may be placed on standby or activated for storms, floods, disasters, etc., utilizing its personnel who are trained FEMA Community emergency response teams and weather spotters by the National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
.
See also
- United States Homeland Emergency Response Organization (US-HERO)
- Civil Air PatrolCivil Air PatrolCivil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...
- United States Coast Guard AuxiliaryUnited States Coast Guard AuxiliaryThe United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard and was established on June 23, 1939 by an act of Congress as the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and was re-designated as the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary on February 19, 1941...
- Air Force Rescue Coordination CenterAir Force Rescue Coordination CenterAs the United States' inland search and rescue coordinator, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center serves as the single agency responsible for coordinating on-land federal SAR activities in the United States, including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.Some of the AFRCC's more notable...
- State Guard