Task Force Makeup
Each Task Force is capable of deploying as a Type I with 70 personnel or a Type III with 28 personnel. This deployment configuration is increased if the Task Force mobilizes for a ground transport.
Each task force member is a specialist in one of four areas:
- Search - locating victims of a disaster
- Rescue - extricating a victim from the location where they are trapped, usually involving removing debris from around the victim
- Technical - structural specialists who provide engineering support for the rescuers
- Medical - providing medical treatment for the team, canines and victims before, during and after rescue
The search and rescue personnel are organized into four Rescue Squads, each composed of an Officer and five Rescue Specialists, and are capable of working 12-hour alternating shifts. The medical personnel include two task force physicians and four Medical Specialists.
Read more about this topic: FEMA Urban Search And Rescue Task Force
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