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	United in Purpose: Spatial Help in the Aftermath - Geospatial Solutions
		As hot spots were identified, the GIS teams overlaid the image onto a map showing the location of underground tanks that held diesel fuel for generators to see if the fuel was feeding the fires.
		The number of USAR teams was slowly downsized as rescue turned to recovery, but intelligence gatherers will work throughout the recovery and rebuilding as the city tries to address subterranean issues that can benefit from GIS.
		While the GIS teams at the pier worked feverishly to get their systems up and running, a simultaneous mapping initiative was developing uptown.
	www.geospatial-online.com /geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=1325&&pageID=2 (1157 words)

	Emergency Management - Urban Search & Rescue - Wellington - New Zealand
		The team is prepared to work with the police, fire forces and ambulance services, as well as other local, regional and national USAR teams.
		USAR teams locate and rescue people trapped after disasters, such as building collapses, landslides or earthquakes.
		The Rescue Team's USAR training covers a wide range of emergency skills including general rescue and basic fire fighting techniques, first aid and technical rescue operations.
	www.wellington.govt.nz /services/emergencymgmt/urban/urban.html (265 words)

	Bioterrorism
		Two teams will be in the western part of the state, two teams in the central and two teams in the eastern part of the state.
		These teams are local government resources, who enter into a contractual arrangement with the Division of Emergency Management to respond outside their jurisdiction.
		The USAR teams necessary for a Type II response will be developed in six regions.
	www.ncems.org /bioterrorism.htm (1264 words)

	COLORADO TASK FORCE - FEMA - URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE - USAR
		In the aftermath of the attack, eight USAR teams were sent to New York and four were sent to Washington, D.C. established a national network in 1991 to provide around-the clock search-and-rescue operations following natural disasters, aircraft accidents and terrorist attacks.
		Each task force consists of two 31-person teams, four search dogs and 60,000-pound equipment cache.
		Teams include firefighters trained in search-and-rescue techniques, structural engineers, physicians and paramedics.
	www.co-tf1.org /news/news1.htm (289 words)

	Australian Government Emergency Management Australia - History
		Databases for USAR equipment, personnel and national ID’s was trialled by all States and found to be not suitable for Australian use.
		USAR Border control workshop held at EMA in Canberra with representatives from AQIS, Customs, Department of Health and Ageing, Department of Immigration and taskforce leaders from Queensland and NSW.
		The NEMC questioned the composition of the USAR Steering Committee and asked that all members be re-endorsed by their State or Territory.
	www.ema.gov.au /agd/ema/emainternet.nsf/Page/RWPDF25387B43EE368ACA25701300803EA0 (1407 words)

	City of Mercer Island - FEMA USAR Teams
		These highly technical rescue teams are designed to respond anywhere with the United States, to assist local agencies with the rescue and recovery events, following a significant tragedy.
		Washington State has one of these 28 teams - WATF-1, (Washington Task Force 1).
		USAR Teams are located in the following states.
	www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us /Page.asp?NavID=1133 (518 words)

	Search and Rescue: A Firefighter's Ambivalent Take Zac Unger
		At the moment, there are eight USAR teams on the ground in New York and four more at the Pentagon.
		The goal of each USAR team is to be a completely self-sustainable rescue unit with special expertise in dealing with technical rescues, such as the ones required by earthquakes and building collapses.
		Within eight hours of call-up, each team is capable of bringing 62 rescuers and 60,000 pounds of gear to the nearest Air Force base, where it is all loaded onto immense transport planes and delivered to ground zero.
	www.slate.com /?id=1008302 (1540 words)

	IAFF: Syndicated News
		February 3, 2005 - In late December, members of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax County, VA Local 2068 and Los Angeles County, CA Local 1014 were dispatched to areas hit by the Tsunami in southeast Asia to assess damage and determine how to provide assistance.
		International players such as UNICEF and teams from other countries were coming in, and we helped keep a handle on what was being done by other donors to make sure there was no overlap.”
		The Los Angeles USAR team was deployed to Sri Lanka, and the Virginia team was sent to Indonesia.
	www.iaff.org /across/news/Archive2005/020305la.html (891 words)

	Fire: USAR: the need for a national guideline: urban search and rescue has become the hot topic in the wake of recent events in the US, the authors of this piece call for a national standard - Special Report
		* There needs to be an acceptance that having small teams of highly trained structural technicians at your disposal is no longer the solution but only part of the answer to dealing with incidents of the magnitude of New York.
		USAR Level Two is designed for specialist USAR technicians or in the case of the Fire Service, fire rescue unit crews, which will give them the specialist knowledge and technical rescue capabilities required to deal with a major USAR incident.
		USAR Level One should, through lectures, seminars and workshops, equip all firefighters and those in the first responder role to a USAR incident with a basic level of knowledge and a practical understanding of USAR incidents.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KZE/is_1159_94/ai_82261066 (1403 words)

	FEMA: Homeland Security Prepping For Dangerous Hurricane Katrina
		USAR teams from Indiana and Ohio are staged in Meridian, MS.
		Assessment teams are not only looking at whether structural damage to communities and individual homes and property exists, but also to what extent private insurance and other federal agency and volunteer organization programs will cover any damage found.
		Two teams each from Florida and Virginia and one team from Maryland are on alert at their home stations.
	www.fema.gov /news/newsrelease_print.fema?id=18461 (613 words)

	City of Greenville, NC
		The teams must be capable of a quick response with the necessary equipment, personnel and training to handle any natural orÂ manmade event for up to 72 hours.
		Many teams were totally cut or reduced to a minimum because of the lack of interest and support.
		FEMAÂ used USAR as a project and not as a program, so funding was limited.
	www.greenvillenc.gov /departments/fire_dept/information/default.aspx?id=363 (1765 words)

	Grading Dog Tags
		All UK Fire Service USAR dog teams are identified by a colour coded disc on the dogs collar, which denotes the grade that the dog has obtained through the assessment process.
		However, in order to gain experience whilst guaranteeing best practice on the incident ground, it is recommended that these teams work in conjunction with an experienced team for the first 12 months of their grading.
		The team has met all the requirements for level 2 and 3 of the USAR standards and has been operational for UK USAR operations for the last twelve months.
	www.ukfssartdogteams.org.uk /grading_dog_tags.htm (195 words)

	TIME.com: Inside a FEMA Search and Rescue Team -- Page 1
		Many team members drop glow sticks near their cots to prevent any of the 100 or more total people—or the 30 or so trucks operated by the three teams that just arrived in a convoy on the 150-mile drive from Houston—from running each other over.
		The USAR teams are where the workings of an inter-governmental bureaucracy are converted from local and state needs to federal action.
		The teams generally force entry only if a place has been crushed or they see other signs that someone may be injured inside.
	www.time.com /time/nation/article/0,8599,1110011,00.html (1875 words)

	Iowa Task Force 1 - Urban Search and Rescue
		Most FEMA teams are "three deep" in other words, there are three groups of 62, 68 or 72 in a team and they rotate to be on stand-by.
		A: USAR teams are generally staffed based on their tasks and capabilities.
		Basic FEMA USAR assets are staffed with 62 people, add HAZ-MAT capabilities and the number grows to 68, add WMD capabilities to that and the team grows to 72.
	www.iowausar.org /asp/FAQ.asp (398 words)

	IAFF: Syndicated News
		USAR teams from Los Angeles, California and Fairfax County, Virginia are assessing damage and assisting Gulf Coast residents afflicted by Hurricane Katrina.
		FEMA has deployed 23 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams from across the United States to staging areas in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana and is moving into the impacted areas.
		Three other USAR teams are in the process of deployment.
	www.iaff.org /across/news/Archive2005/090605klocl.html (455 words)

	Search and rescue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urban Search and Rescue (also known as Suburan Search and Rescue as USAR Teams often relates to structral collapses and other technical rescue) operations are Search and Rescue operations conducted in a city.
		CAP SAR teams are activated through the United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center to conduct searches for missing aircraft.
		In the Search phase, a search is mounted by personnel on foot, horse or using vehicles, often aided by K-9 (dog) teams, and when available, air support.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Search_and_rescue (1071 words)

	Rescue dogs
		During the formation of the team, the government was faced with a number of legal, insurance and availability issues that were resolved by choosing only professionals already in government service.
		Participating in an USAR team is a new experience, but training and working with rescue dogs is familiar terrain.
		A certification at that time was valid for 2 years, after which period the dog team had to be re -tested.
	www.dlhp.nl /uk/rescue_dogs.html (769 words)

	National Hockey League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Teams played exclusively intra-conference games during the lockout-shortened season.
		At one point in the life of the NHA, Livingstone had owned two different teams in Toronto (the Ontarios and the Blueshirts) and merged the teams together when one was deprived of its top players, much to the annoyance of fellow owners.
		The higher-ranked team is said to be the team with the home-ice advantage, and first, second, fifth, and seventh games of the series is played in that team's home venue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NHL (769 words)

	Christian Peacemaker Teams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, critics note that Christian Peacemaker Teams are quick to interfere in Israeli actions in the West Bank and advocate divestment campaigns, but tend to turn a blind eye toward Palestinian terrorist attacks against civilians within Israel proper.
		These teams are supported by over 150 reservists who spend 2 weeks to 2 months a year on location.
		Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is an international organization set up to support teams of peace workers in conflict areas around the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Peacemaker_Teams (924 words)

	The Liaison
		The DART was initially composed of 218 people, including two urban search and rescue teams (USAR) of 74 responders each, one from the Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue Department and the other from the Los Angeles County (California) Fire Department.
		In further discussions with INSARAG officials, the DART learned that there were sufficient USAR teams on the ground in Bam but there was a greater need for medical personnel to treat those injured in the earthquake.
		The Iranian government reserved the Revolutionary Guard Corps base for the United Nations, the international USAR teams, and the media.
	coe-dmha.org /Liaison/Vol_3No_2/Dept02.htm (1602 words)

	City of Mercer Island - Oklahoma City Bombing
		As a result, the Federal Government activated 11 of its 28 USAR teams to assist with the Rescue and Recovery efforts.
		The Oklahoma City bombing was the single event that brought the existence of the FEMA USAR teams into the public's conscience.
		For team members it was an emotional homecoming that we were unprepared for.
	www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us /Page.asp?NavID=1136 (521 words)

	Senator Kit Bond
		Bond stressed this level of funding is critical as a result of the new roles played by local fire fighters and other emergency responders along with the 28 USAR teams in disaster and terrorism response.
		Many of the USAR teams, including Missouri Task Force One, deployed to Ground Zero in New York City and the Pentagon immediately after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
		In the fiscal years following 9-11 Bond fought to secure the funds needed to train and equip the USAR teams to work safely in areas hit by weapons of mass destruction, such as biological, nuclear or chemical attack.
	bond.senate.gov /press_section/record.cfm?id=239014 (354 words)

	PEMA: Bureau of Plans
		These teams are deployed in support of highly-complex or large-scale structural collapses, explosions, and similar events.
		This team distinguished itself during deployment in North Carolina during the 1999 hurricane season and led the speciality response to the Concept Sciences factory blast in Allentown.
		The Task Force is capable of mobilization from its point of departure, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing at Harrisburg International Airport, within 6 hours of a request for a disaster response.
	www.pema.state.pa.us /pema/cwp/browse.asp?a=200&bc=0&c=35185&pemaNavDLTEST= (403 words)

	NCAHMR Minutes
		Erin stated that she would send a list of all 23 teams and their contacts so that a letter could be sent inviting them personally to join the association.
		Chief Teeters reported that training for the USAR teams was going well, and that a big topic for the teams was interoperability.
		This was a good learning experience for the USAR and Haz Mat Teams.
	www.nchazmat.com /november2003.htm (871 words)

	Virginia Task Force 1 - International Urban Search and Rescue
		The team is comprised of emergency managers and planners, physicians and paramedics and includes specialists in the fields of structural engineering, heavy rigging, collapse rescue, logistics, hazardous materials, communications, canine and technical search.
		Established in 1986 as a domestic and international disaster response resource, sponsored by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Virginia Task Force 1 is rostered by approximately 200 specially trained career and volunteer fire and rescue personnel, with expertise in the rescue of victims from collapsed structures, following a natural or man-made catastrophic event.
		As a part of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the task force maintains constant operational readiness as a local resource for residents of Fairfax County and surrounding jurisdictions.
	www.vatf1.org (192 words)

	namFullView.asp?namID=4070
		Teams of about 12 rescuers are equipped with dogs that can differentiate between bodies and live victims; acoustic listening devices that can pick up the faintest sound; and sophisticated cameras.
		Tamillow said his team propped up the collapsed area overnight but did not try to search inside, where it was extremely dangerous.
		Overnight, as the Fairfax team worked on the Pentagon's perimeters to shore up the collapsed section, they heard no sounds from survivors.
	www.firefighting.com /articles/namFullView.asp?namID=4070 (614 words)

	NC Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
		USAR Teams come from fire, law enforcement, rescue, and EMS agencies, both paid and non-paid professionals.
		Teams may be reimbursed when responding to declared disasters.
		The Charlotte Fire Department is the main training center for Type I and Type II USAR teams because of the world-class training facility and the FEMA-qualified instructors located there.
	www.nccrimecontrol.org /index2.cfm?a=000003,000010,000023,000487,000596,001207 (164 words)

	HarrisburgPA.gov—Press Release
		Mayor Reed said PA Task Force One, one of 28 USAR teams based around the country, was the first unit deployed to Ground Zero in New York City during the 9-11 disaster.
		“With the establishment of our own regional USAR teams, we are bringing the very latest in emergency rescue technology, training and expertise closer to all Pennsylvanians, thereby improving the chances of survival for anyone who, heaven forbid, may one day need their services.
		Governor Rendell said the new USAR team significantly upgrades the state’s emergency response capabilities: “This is a significant step in further protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said Governor Ed Rendell.
	www.harrisburgpa.gov /pressReleases/prArchives/2003/09/20030911_schweikerSOC.html (646 words)

	WINK-TV Southwest Florida's News Leader
		The USAR team could still be called, although Craft says the goal is to keep at least two teams in Florida in the event something happens.
		Seven of Florida's nine USAR teams are helping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, leaving one team in Miami and one in Southwest Florida.
		Of the nine teams, two are specialized in water rescues, and structural collapses which is another reason Southwest Florida's team is staying behind.
	www.winktv.com /x17199.xml (254 words)

	RIUSAR Task Force 1
		The goal in developing a local USAR team in Rhode Island, is so that RIEMA will be able to respond more quickly to major disasters than would be the case if we simply relied upon the Federal USAR teams.
		RIUSAR is also capable of deploying a smaller 37 person team, or Speciality Teams, comensurate with the needs of the situation.
		The team is capable of responding to terrorists incidents involving explosives as well as structural collapses caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, air crashes, and other natural or man-made disasters.
	www.riusar.com (223 words)

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