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Encyclopedia > USAR Teams

Urban search and rescue (USAR) involves the mobilisation of resources to locate and remove trapped and often injured victims from collapsed structures or environments. A USAR Team brings together, in an integrated response: highly-trained personnel from the emergency services along with engineers, medics and search dog pairs specialised equipment effective communications established methods of command and control logistical support procedures to request international assistance if required under an international search and rescue framework.


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Image:EMANZ.gif Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand provides Catagory 1 USAR training in NZ Image File history File links EMANZ.gif Summary Icon for the Emergency Management Academy of New Zleand (http://www. ...


Image:EMANZ.gif Federal Emergency Management Agency National Urban Search and Rescue Program Image File history File links EMANZ.gif Summary Icon for the Emergency Management Academy of New Zleand (http://www. ...


Image:EMANZ.gif South Carolina US&R Task Force is a provider of urban search and rescue. Image File history File links EMANZ.gif Summary Icon for the Emergency Management Academy of New Zleand (http://www. ...


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