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Page 1: North Carolina Emergency Management Emergency Services ► Urban Search and Rescue ► Swiftwater Rescue ► Wilderness Search and Rescue Response System Overview

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency Management

Emergency ServicesEmergency Services

►Urban Search and Rescue Urban Search and Rescue ►Swiftwater RescueSwiftwater Rescue

►Wilderness Search and Wilderness Search and RescueRescue

Response System OverviewResponse System Overview

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►11 Teams11 Teams 6 Type II Teams (minimum 12/24 6 Type II Teams (minimum 12/24

personnel)personnel) 5 Type I Teams (minimum 18/36 5 Type I Teams (minimum 18/36

personnel)personnel)

►Response Areas IdentifiedResponse Areas Identified

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Urban Search and RescueUrban Search and Rescue

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NC-USAR-TF1- Swain County EM NC-USAR-TF1NC-USAR-TF2- Buncombe County EMNC-USAR-TF3- Charlotte Fire DepartmentNC-USAR-TF4- NC Task Force OneNC-USAR-TF5- Thomasville Rescue SquadNC-USAR-TF6- Greensboro Fire DepartmentNC-USAR-TF7- Ash-Rand RescueNC-USAR-TF8- Raleigh Fire DepartmentNC-USAR-TF9- Lumberton Emergency Rescue UnitNC-USAR-TF10- Greenville Fire Rescue DepartmentNC-USAR-TF11- New Hanover EM

TYPE I USAR TEAM

TYPE II USAR TEAM1

3

North Carolina Division of Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Division of Emergency ManagementUrban Search and Rescue Task Force LocationsUrban Search and Rescue Task Force Locations

RED TEAMRED TEAMTF-1TF-1TF-2TF-2TF-3TF-3

WHITE TEAMWHITE TEAMTF-4TF-4TF-5TF-5TF-6TF-6TF-7TF-7

BLUE TEAMBLUE TEAMTF-8TF-8TF-9TF-9TF-10TF-10TF-11TF-11

Dare

Hyde

Pitt

Carteret

Wake

Pender

Bladen

Bertie

Duplin

Onslow

Wilkes

Moore

Beaufort

Craven

Union

Halifax

Robeson

Nash

Sampson

Brunswick

Surry

IredellTyrrell

Columbus

Swain

Burke

Johnston

Ashe

Harnett

Anson

Wayne

Randolph

Guilford

Chatham

Jones

Macon

Hoke

Rowan

Martin

Lee

Pamlico

Stokes

StanlyLenoir

Warr en

Buncombe

Franklin

Davidson

Granville

Gates

Haywood

Jackson

Person

Currituck

Caldwell

Orange

Caswell

Wilson

Forsyth

Cumberland

Polk

Madison

Rutherford

Gaston

Clay

Yadkin

Cherokee

Catawba

Davie

Cleveland

Richmond

McDowell

RockinghamHertford

Alamance

Vance

Yancey Edgecombe

Avery

Mecklenburg

Northampton

Lincoln

Montgomery

CabarrusGraham

Durham

Camden

Greene

Scotland

Watauga

Washington

Henderson

Transylvania

Chowan

Mitchel l

Perquimans

Alexander

New Hanover

Alleghany

Pasquotank

1 2

3

7

45 8

9

10

6

11

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►72 hour self sufficiency72 hour self sufficiency►CommunicationsCommunications►NIMS CompliantNIMS Compliant

►IST Support/EM/Technical SpecialistIST Support/EM/Technical Specialist►Medical and Hazardous Materials Medical and Hazardous Materials

Support (SMAT & RRT)Support (SMAT & RRT)

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Urban Search and RescueUrban Search and Rescue

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►Urban Search and RescueUrban Search and Rescue Search Impacted/Hazardous areasSearch Impacted/Hazardous areas Stabilize damaged infrastructureStabilize damaged infrastructure Access and stabilize, and initiate care for entrapped Access and stabilize, and initiate care for entrapped

personspersons

►Damage Assessment (Engineers)Damage Assessment (Engineers)►Hazardous Materials MitigationHazardous Materials Mitigation►‘‘Swiftwater Rescue’Swiftwater Rescue’

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Urban Search and Rescue CapabilitiesUrban Search and Rescue Capabilities

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►Contact the State EOCContact the State EOC►Contact Directly Contact Directly

*Agencies are members of the SWMAA*Agencies are members of the SWMAA

Teams are available 24 hours a Teams are available 24 hours a day/365 days a year to supplement day/365 days a year to supplement

your jurisdiction’s capabilitiesyour jurisdiction’s capabilities

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Urban Search and Rescue ResponseUrban Search and Rescue Response

USAR Teams AvailableUSAR Teams Available

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►Maintain TrainingMaintain Training►Develop/Integrate K9 Search Develop/Integrate K9 Search

►Develop Swiftwater/Flood Develop Swiftwater/Flood CapabilitiesCapabilities

►Develop Complete IST FunctionDevelop Complete IST Function►Complete Base of Operations Complete Base of Operations

DevelopmentDevelopment

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Urban Search and Rescue ResponseUrban Search and Rescue Response

THE FUTURETHE FUTURE

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►Voluntary Voluntary ►MustMust submit application and meet submit application and meet

minimum typing criteriaminimum typing criteria Held ACCOUNTABLE for Held ACCOUNTABLE for

training/equipmenttraining/equipment EM at liberty to inspect and verify EM at liberty to inspect and verify

applicationapplication

►Teams are self-sufficient for 24 hoursTeams are self-sufficient for 24 hours

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Response SystemResponse System

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►Currently 24 TeamsCurrently 24 Teams►NIMS CompliantNIMS Compliant►IST Support/EM/Technical SpecialistIST Support/EM/Technical Specialist►Provide technical Swiftwater/flood Provide technical Swiftwater/flood

search, rescue, and evacuationsearch, rescue, and evacuation

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Response SystemResponse System

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Dare

Hyde

Pitt

Carteret

Wake

Pender

Bladen

Bertie

Duplin

Onslow

Wilkes

Moore

Beaufort

Craven

Union

Halifax

Robeson

Nash

Sampson

Brunswick

Surry

IredellTyrrell

Columbus

Swain

Burke

Johnston

Ashe

Harnett

Anson

Wayne

Randolph

Guilford

Chatham

Jones

Macon

Hoke

Rowan

Martin

Lee

Pamlico

Stokes

StanlyLenoir

Warr en

Buncombe

Franklin

Davidson

Granville

Gates

Haywood

Jackson

Person

Currituck

Caldwell

Orange

Caswell

Wilson

Forsyth

Cumberland

Polk

Madison

Rutherford

Gaston

Clay

Yadkin

Cherokee

Catawba

Davie

Cleveland

Richmond

McDowell

RockinghamHertford

Alamance

Vance

Yancey Edgecombe

Avery

Mecklenburg

Northampton

Lincoln

Montgomery

CabarrusGraham

Durham

Camden

Greene

Scotland

Watauga

Washington

Henderson

Transylvania

Chowan

Mitchel l

Perquimans

Alexander

New Hanover

Alleghany

Pasquotank

Western BranchHaywood County Rescue Squad*Burke County Emergency Services*Shelby Fire DepartmentBlack Mountain Fire DepartmentCherokee County Rescue SquadAsheville Fire DepartmentSkyland Fire DepartmentGaston USAR TeamAlexander Rescue SquadMonroe Fire DepartmentCharlotte Fire Department*

North Carolina Division of Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Division of Emergency Management

Flood/Swiftwater Rescue Team LocationsFlood/Swiftwater Rescue Team Locations

Central BranchAsh-Rand Rescue SquadThomasville Rescue SquadGreensboro DepartmentOrange County Rescue SquadRocky Mount Fire Department*REDS Team (Wake Co.)Johnston County Sheriff’s Team

Eastern BranchLumberton Rescue SquadHope Mills Fire DepartmentOnslow Special Incident Response Team (SIRT)Pitt County Sheriff’s Swiftwater Rescue TeamBladen Water Rescue TeamARR-MAC Water Response TeamPender Rescue*

Helicopter Rescue Technicians*

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North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Response SystemResponse System

►Contact the State EOCContact the State EOC►Contact Directly Contact Directly

Teams are available 24 hours a day/365 Teams are available 24 hours a day/365 days a year to supplement your days a year to supplement your

jurisdiction’s capabilitiesjurisdiction’s capabilities

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North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Helicopter Aquatic TechnicianHelicopter Aquatic Technician

►The Program: 2004The Program: 2004►Joint Effort-NC NATIONAL GUARDJoint Effort-NC NATIONAL GUARD►Based on availability of Helicopter Based on availability of Helicopter

and weather conditions and weather conditions ►Emergency Response?Emergency Response?►Disaster ResponseDisaster Response

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North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Response Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Response SystemSystem

The PlanThe Plan•Have Agreement with AgenciesHave Agreement with Agencies

•Meet Typing CriteriaMeet Typing Criteria•Maintain Maintain equipment/skills/capabilitiesequipment/skills/capabilities•Be part of the SWMABe part of the SWMA•Maintain Emergency ContactMaintain Emergency Contact•Be part of a systemBe part of a system

•EM wouldEM would•Provide limited funding to offset Provide limited funding to offset equipment costsequipment costs•Provide multiple training Provide multiple training opportunitiesopportunities

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► Joint Development by Department of Joint Development by Department of Justice (Academy) and NCEMJustice (Academy) and NCEM

►NC Public Safety Divers’ Association NC Public Safety Divers’ Association Depository for standards & practices within NCDepository for standards & practices within NC Information DisseminationInformation Dissemination Provision and encouragement of Provision and encouragement of

education/trainingeducation/training Promote effective, efficient, and safe dive Promote effective, efficient, and safe dive

operations through training, communication, and operations through training, communication, and supportsupport

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

-Public Safety Diving--Public Safety Diving-

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► Develop association member Develop association member ‘developed, approved, and followed’ ‘developed, approved, and followed’ Typing Criteria aligned with National Typing Criteria aligned with National ‘standards’‘standards’

►NCEM maintain resource directory of NCEM maintain resource directory of member agencies…member agencies…

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

-Public Safety Diving--Public Safety Diving-

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North Carolina Public Safety Divers’ North Carolina Public Safety Divers’ Association Spring Training ConferenceAssociation Spring Training Conference

May 17-19 Atlantic BeachMay 17-19 Atlantic Beach

$45 Registration Fee$45 Registration Fee

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

-Public Safety Diving--Public Safety Diving-

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►NCEM Maintains Resource Directory of:NCEM Maintains Resource Directory of: Wilderness SAR TeamsWilderness SAR Teams K9 SAR TeamsK9 SAR Teams

*Agencies are members of the SWMAA*Agencies are members of the SWMAA

Teams are available 24 hours a day/365 Teams are available 24 hours a day/365 days a year to supplement your days a year to supplement your jurisdiction’s capabilitiesjurisdiction’s capabilities

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

Wilderness Search and Rescue Wilderness Search and Rescue ResponseResponse

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Western BranchHaywood County SARBurke County SAR TeamShelby Fire DepartmentBlack Mountain SARCooks Fire SARCharlotte FireGamewell Fire SARGaston USAR TeamRowan Rescue SquadAshe County SAR TeamLinville Central RescueRutherford County SAR*Southern Pride SAR Dogs*NCSARDA-Western Unit*Mitchell County K9*

North Carolina Division of Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Division of Emergency Management

Wilderness Search and Rescue Team LocationsWilderness Search and Rescue Team Locations

Central BranchAsh-Rand Rescue SquadThomasville Rescue SquadHarnett County SAROrange County Rescue SquadPineland ResourcesStokes County Mountain RescueSnow Camp Fire/Rescue SARSandhills Overland SARWake Canine SAR*NCSARDA-Central Unit*REDS Team (Wake Co.)*Johnston County Sheriff’s Team*Wilson Emergency Management*

Eastern BranchRobeson County SARHope Mills Fire DepartmentCumberland County Sheriff’s SAR*Pender SARDown East SARBrunswick SARAlbermarle SARBertie County SAR

Canine Capabilities*Canine Capabilities*

Dare

Hyde

Pitt

Carteret

Wake

Pender

Bladen

Bertie

Duplin

Onslow

Wilkes

Moore

Beaufort

Craven

Union

Halifax

Robeson

Nash

Sampson

Brunswick

Surry

IredellTyrrell

Columbus

Swain

Burke

Johnston

Ashe

Harnett

Anson

Way ne

Randolph

Guilford

Chatham

Jones

Macon

Hoke

Rowan

Martin

Lee

Pamlico

Stokes

StanlyLenoir

Warr en

Buncombe

Franklin

Davidson

Granville

Gates

Haywood

Jackson

Person

Curri tuck

Caldwell

Orange

Caswell

Wilson

Forsyth

Cumberland

Polk

Madison

Rutherford

Gast on

Clay

Yadkin

Cherokee

Catawba

Davie

Cleveland

Richmond

McDowell

RockinghamHertford

Alamance

Vance

Yancey Edgecombe

Avery

Mecklenburg

Northampton

Lincoln

Montgomery

CabarrusGraham

Durham

Camden

Greene

Scotland

Watauga

Washington

Henderson

Transylvania

Chowan

Mitc hel l

Perquimans

Alexander

New Hanover

Alleghany

Pasquotank

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Foster communications nationwide Foster communications nationwide and to provide and coordinate and to provide and coordinate

personnel, equipment, education personnel, equipment, education and training for the effective and training for the effective

delivery of Search and Rescue in the delivery of Search and Rescue in the state of North Carolinastate of North Carolina..

North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

North Carolina Search and Rescue North Carolina Search and Rescue Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council

www.ncsar.comwww.ncsar.com

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North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

SEARCH AND RESCUE-Emergency SEARCH AND RESCUE-Emergency BeaconsBeacons

Two types: 121.5/243 MHz and 406 MHz

• Three applications:

- Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacons (EPIRB)

- Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)

- Personal Locator Beacons (PLB)

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58 PLBs Registered in NC58 PLBs Registered in NC

COSPAS-SARSAT Rescues as of: COSPAS-SARSAT Rescues as of: February 1, 2005February 1, 2005

Number of Persons Rescued (To Date) in the United States: Number of Persons Rescued (To Date) in the United States: 99- Rescues at sea: 9 lives saved in 4 incidentsRescues at sea: 9 lives saved in 4 incidents

Worldwide – Worldwide – Over 18,000Over 18,000 Persons Rescued Persons Rescued (since 1982)(since 1982)

United States – United States – 4,9174,917 Persons Rescued Persons Rescued (since 1982)(since 1982)

Number of Persons Rescued in the United States in 2004: Number of Persons Rescued in the United States in 2004: 260260

- Rescues at sea: - Rescues at sea: 223223 lives saved in lives saved in 7070 incidents incidents- Aviation rescues: - Aviation rescues: 4 4 lives saved in lives saved in 33 incidents incidents- PLB rescues: - PLB rescues: 3333 lives saved in lives saved in 1717 incidents incidents

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North Carolina Emergency ManagementNorth Carolina Emergency ManagementEmergency ServicesEmergency Services

PLB ALERT NOTIFICATIONPLB ALERT NOTIFICATION

Local User Terminal

U.S. Mission Control Center

Air Force RCC

State SAR Authority

PLB System

Virtual Private

Network

Frame Relay

Voice

PLB Processor