General Requirements
The following information is provided to all personnel to better understand the General Requirements set-forth by DHS/FEMA/US&R to obtain deployable status. These requirements along with position specific requirements and administrative paperwork is needed to be considered deployable by UT-TF 1 and FEMA. If you have any question with regard to this information or are interested in being part of UT-TF 1, please contact the Task Force Program office.
National Urban Search & Rescue Response System
1. Complete Critical Incident Stress awareness training.
2. Complete IS-100 and IS-200 (or their equivalent), IS-700 and IS-800b online
courses.
3. Complete DHS/FEMA National US&R Response System Orientation
course as part of the Task Force orientation
4. Complete initial training at the First Responder Operations Level for
Hazardous Materials (OSHA 29 CFR, 1910.120).
a. Complete annual refresher training as required for First Responder
Operations Level for Hazardous Materials (OSHA 29 CFR,
1910.120).
5. Be currently certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Task force
members currently licensed or certified as EMT (all levels) and licensed
Board Certified Emergency Physicians inherently meet this requirement).
6. Complete respiratory protection training per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 (k).
a. Complete refresher training as required for respiratory protection
training per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 (k).
7. Complete the DHS/FEMA National US&R Response System WMD
Enhanced Operations course.
8. Complete NFPA 1670 Awareness Level training for:
a. Confined space rescue operations
b. Water rescue operations
c. Structural collapse operations
9. Complete Blood-borne Pathogen training.