PAK-1 CDA (USAR) TEAMEmergency And Disaster Management Directorate

• The 2005 earthquake demonstrated the need for specialized Search and Rescue Teams that can work in such buildings/ collapsed structures. The Team is called Urban Search and Rescue Teams.

• After the earthquake an International mission from UN OCHA, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group sent to Pakistan to discuss the idea of an international group of donors to support Pakistan in developing such Teams.

• INSARAG visited the existing emergency departments to evaluate their capacity to deal with disasters and emergency situations.

• It was decided to create 03 USAR teams in Pakistan with the help of International Assistance and UN with NDMA collaboration

• It was decided to built the capacity in CDA, Fire & Rescue department and an Heavy Urban Search & Rescue Team consists of 88 member could be established

BACKGROUND

PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE 2005Margalla Towers Islamabad

Muzaffarabad AJK Oct, 2005

ESTABLISHMENT OF USAR CAPACITY IN CDA

• CDA Board has approved to establish USAR capacity in Fire & Rescue Service

• MOU signed between CDA and NDMA• Special posts created for USAR team• Manpower inducted in USAR team from various

different backgrounds– Fire Department Personnel– Medical Personnel– Dog-Handlers and Dogs from Pak Army– Structural Engineer– Hazardous Material Specialist

Group Photo of PAK-1 CDA USAR Team with Minister for Information, Chairman CDA, Chairman NDMA,

along with other Guests Nov-2009

• Team members were selected fresh blood recruitment and technical experts( Doctors, Engineers, Hazmat, Rigging etc) with the collaboration of NDMA.

• Approached to Pak-Army (GHQ) for conducting ISSB Type written Test and Interview.

• Selected members were handed over to Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) for USAR Training on 11th March, 2008.

TEAM SELECTION

PAK-1 CDA USAR TEAM ORGANOGRAMPAK -1 CDA USAR TEAM Heavy USAR Team

Training of PAK-1 CDA USAR Team

Started from 11-03-2008 to December 2009

At Jinnah Convention Centre

H-11 Rubble FieldFire Headquarter

THEORY WORK /CLASSES AT JINNAH CONVENTION CENTRE BY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTORS

PRACTICAL WORK AT H-11 RUBBLE FIELD 2008-2009

Practical Work At H-11 Rubble Field 2008-2009

Shoring Work At H-11 Rubble Field 2008-2009

CDA’s Contribution to Strengthen USAR Capacity in Pakistan

• Karachi USAR Team– Instructors from CDA USAR team took active part in the

training of Heavy Urban Search & Rescue team CDGK (Karachi).

• PAK Army USAR Team– CDA USAR team has honor to complete successfully the

capacity building project of Medium USAR team in Army and trained Army personnel in the field of Search & Rescue following International Standards i.e. INSARAG Guidelines.

KARACHI USAR TRAINING 2009

PAK ARMY USAR TRAINING 2010

PAK Army Training by CDA USAR 2010

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MAJOR OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY

PAK-1 CDA USAR TEAM

MARRIOTT BOMB BLAST 20th Sep 2008

GHAKHAR PLAZA (RAWALPINDI) 20th Dec 2008

MEENA BAZAR , BOMB BLAST(PESHAWAR) 28 Oct 2009

MEENA BAZAR , BOMB BLAST (PESHAWAR) 28 Oct 2009

SEARCH & RESCUE EFFORTS APPRECIATED BY PESHAWAR ADMINISTRATION

ATTA BAD LAND SLIDING (HUNZA) 04th Jan 2010

ATTA BAD LAND SLIDING (HUNZA)

ATTA BAD LAND SLIDING (HUNZA), BoO

AIR BLUE PLANE CRASH (ISLAMABAD) 28th Jul 2010

Air Blue Plane Crash at Margallah Hills

Air Blue Plane Crash Searching for Black Box with CAA

F-6 (ISLAMABAD) 2010

BEVERLY CENTRE (ISLAMABAD)16th Jan 2011

Fire Incident at Marriott Hotel ISLAMABAD 25 Feb, 2011

MEDICINE WAREHOUSE I-10/3 (ISLAMABAD) 15th Jun 2011

CHLORINE GAS OPS (ISLAMABAD)23rd Jun 2011

UBL BUILDING FIRE OPS (ISLAMABAD) 1st Dec 2011

UBL BUILDING FIRE OPS (ISLAMABAD)Honored to Save 7 precious lives from the 14th floor putting life in danger by the Team

members

BHOJA AIR CRASH 20th Apr 2012

BHOJA AIR CRASH

Shadi Khan, Attock Bomb Blast16-08-2015

FLOODS 2010• Assist to DHL Disaster Response Team at

Chaklala Air Base.• Sending Humanitarian Goods to different

Floods effected areas of Pakistan.• Maintaining Warehouse in Categories as

(Food, Clothes, Hygiene, Liquids, Medicines and Others) at Chaklala Air Base.

• Shifting Humanitarian Goods at H-11.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND RESCUE & RELIEF OPERATION

• After a 9 magnitude Earthquake followed by Tsunami in Japan it was decided to send CDA USAR to conduct Search, Rescue and Relief operation in Japan and a team consists of 60 team members was put on standby position to fly Japan for the purpose being International trained and recognized Team.

• INSARAG Simulation Exercise attended by the CDA USAR Team management.

USAR was on standby to respond for Rescue & Relief Operation in Japan after Tsunami in Mar 2011

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UN-INSARAG Earthquake Simulation Exercise attended by USAR Team in NEPAL in 2009

SIACHEN RESCUE OPERATION

SIACHEN RESCUE OPERATION

Building Collapse Sundar Industrial Estate Lahore Nov 2015

Building Collapse Sundar Industrial Estate Lahore Nov 2015

Chitral Operation March 2016

Chitral Operation March 2016

Mock Exercises

Saudi Pak Tower Mock Exercise

MOCK DRILL AT SAUDI PAK TOWER

CONVENTION CENTRE MOCK DRILL

THANKS