Posts Tagged: Usr
Texas Task Force 1 Deployed to Search Town Destroyed by Wildfire
Texas Task Force 1 has been deployed to Bastrop, Texas (Near Austin) to conduct a search of the scorched town. Approximately 700 homes haves have been destroyed by the wildfire.
The State of Texas has been a leader in enhancing their US&R Task F…
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Philly Fire to be New Sponsoring Agency for PA-TF1
The State News Service reported that Robert A. Brady (D., PA) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has selected the City of Philadelphia Fire Department as the new Sponsoring Agency for Pennsylvania Task Force One (PA-TF1).
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Welcome To Hilton Head Island
The masses have converged on our department headquarters for the weekend.
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We Try Harder
"Zero defects" is a pretty lofty goal, but in our business, zero defects may be the difference between life and death.
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SUSAR…The Other US&R Teams
The State Urban Search and Rescue Association (SUSAR), was founded in August 2006.
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USAID Deploys VA-TF1 and CA-TF2 to Japan
VA-TF1 and CA-TF2
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The Ultimate Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Situational Internet Resource List
his is a growing list of online resources from around the globe the provide the detailed, 24 hour coverage of the Japan disasters.
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New Zealand May Request Additional US&R Assistance for Recovery Efforts
New Zealand may seek additional help to find more than 200 missing people in Christchurch following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, as search-and-rescue efforts in the nation’s second-largest city enter a fifth day.
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Will Google’s Global Science Fair Discover The Next Great Life Safety Device?
[fblike]I would venture a guess and say that almost every science fair has at least one experiment dealing with some aspect of Fire Science or life safety. That is why we are going to keep a very close eye on something the folks at Google are doing: The …
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New Device Lets You Turn Your Cellphone Into A Satellite Communicator!
[fblike]Another gadget from CES that may be of interest to those in the emergency services is the inexpensive SPOT Communicator. The little device connects via Bluetooth to your smartphone and allows you to call for help, update Facebook and Twitter, sen…
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Multiple Rescue Teams Called in for Challenging Water Tower Rescue
Rescuers made a confined space entry 160 feet in the air.
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Workers Critical After Beam Collapse at Yale University
Firefighters used air bags to rescue a worker pinned by a steel beam.
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Editorial: US&R and Water Rescue by Mick Mayers
Should US&R Task Forces have a water rescue capability?
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Parking Garages Collapses in NJ, 1 Person Initially Thought to be Trapped
Rescuers say K9 and technical search indicated a victim may be trapped
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Where Were You That Night?
It was inevitable that something bad would happen, given what we know now. All we can do now is honor the lives of those who go before us, pray for the families and help them deal with this tragedy, and hope we all learn from the events that evening.
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Amazing Rescue in Long Beach – Divers pull women from SUV after it plunges off bridge
The women was trapped under water for 20 minutes
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Worker Killed by Silo Collapse in Chile
The collapse of the 30ft silo was caught on tape.
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Chile USAR Response: Hurry Up and Wait
CA-TF2 and VA-TF1 remain staged for a possible deployment it Chile.
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VA-TF1 Gets Ready for a Possible Mission to Chile
After seeing CA-TF2 mobilized for Chile, I was on the look out to see if VA-TF1 would get the call from USAID also. I was up most of the night, and scored the net with no trace of news about VA-TF2. I woke up this morning to e-mail from Dave Statte…
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Breaking News: Huge Earthquake Hits Chile
Quake was reported as being an 8.8 magnitude and is also the cause of a tsunami that is expected to strike various nations in the Pacific basin.
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Anyone Seen my FOG Guide ?
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If you haven't built a raker in awhile, don't try to wing it from memory. Take a quick peek at your US&R Field Guide, before you st…
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Report From Haiti
US&R teams from around the world are engaging missions in Haiti: New York TF 1, Florida TFs 1 and 2, Virginia 1, California 2, and Colorado 1 are working in country, as well as teams from Jamaica, Costa Rica, Salvador, Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Luxemburg, Canada, Russia, Spain, China, France, Iceland, St. Domingo, Mexico, Netherlands, the UK and Colombia.
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US&R in Haiti: Wishing vs. Planning
Every community must understand its vulnerabilities and the potential for disaster, and plan accordingly. The caveat to this is, that despite the presence of a written plan, you can have every contingency covered and discussed, if you don’t understand and practice the plan, it isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
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Urban Search and Rescue – Rockbreaking 101
Since there seems to be a huge lean forward right now from people who want to know more about US&R, and since US&R is (and has been) one of my main projects for over twenty years, I figure I'll take the opportunity to point you all in some directions for information.
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Vigilance and Haiti
It is imperative that we take this opportunity to recognize that these disasters also affect our own communities, and this is the time when increased education of your customers is important: what to do if something like this happens here, who will respond, what your capabilities are and how you plan to address your needs in a disaster.
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