Utah Task Force 1
The National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System is a framework for organizing federal, state and local partner emergency response teams as integrated federal search and rescue task forces. The 28 National US&R Task Forces, complete with the necessary tools, equipment, skills and techniques, can be deployed by FEMA to
assist state and local governments in rescuing victims of structural collapse incidents or to assist in other search and rescue missions.
The 28 task forces are located throughout the continental United States. Any task force can be activated and deployed by FEMA to a disaster area to provide assistance in structural collapse rescue, or, they may be prepositioned when a major disaster threatens a community. Each task force must have all its personnel and equipment at the embarkation point within six hours of activation so that it can be dispatched and en route to its destination in a matter of hours.
National US&R Task Forces
A FEMA Type I Task Force is made up of 70 multi-faceted, cross-trained personnel who serve in six major functional areas, including search, rescue, medical, hazardous materials, logistics and planning. These elements are supported by canines that are trained and able to conduct physical search and heavy rescue operations in damaged or collapsed reinforced concrete buildings. Each task force can be divided into two 35-member teams to provide 24-hour search and rescue operations. Self-sufficient for the initial 72 hours, the task forces are equipped with convoy vehicles to support over the road deployments and can be configured into Light Task Forces to support weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes and other similar incidents.
State of Utah US&R Task Forces
Salt Lake Urban Search & Rescue deploys within the State of Utah in the same manner as it does for FEMA. It's 210 members are deployed using designations of UT-TF 1, UT-TF 2, UT-TF 3 and UT-TF 4. These designations ensure that there is no confusion or duplication when in operation in or out of the State of Utah. Activation and enroute times are shorter due to it's advanced and damage assessment teams quick response within the State or Response Region.
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TBD - Will be posted in Member Area
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Program Office - Utah Governor Gary Herbert and the staff of Salt Lake Urban Search & Rescue, January 2010