Developing a USAR capability.

By:

Borden, Frank W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles City Fire Dept., 1996Description: 1 v (looseleaf)DDC classification:

363.3480973 21

Subject: The term Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) is used to encompass various types of rescues in an urban setting versus wilderness search and rescue (SAR). The report of this workshop covers questions : Do you need a team for your community? What type of team? How do you conduct a risk assessment to identify rescue hazards? How do you start a team? What training is necessary? How can you fund the team? What type of personnel will you need? What equipment? What laws and standards pertain to rescue? What type of operational plans need to be developed?

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.3480973 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900044306

Cover title: Developing an urban search and rescue capability in your fire department

The term Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) is used to encompass various types of rescues in an urban setting versus wilderness search and rescue (SAR). The report of this workshop covers questions : Do you need a team for your community? What type of team? How do you conduct a risk assessment to identify rescue hazards? How do you start a team? What training is necessary? How can you fund the team? What type of personnel will you need? What equipment? What laws and standards pertain to rescue? What type of operational plans need to be developed?

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