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A complete guide to urban technical rescue designed to illustrate specific techniques and procedures in rope rescue, confined space rescue, swift water rescue, trench rescue and structural collapse rescue.
This Rescue Field Operations Guide has been prepared to guide Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Rescue personnel during Federal disaster response operations. The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System provides for the coordination, development, and maintenance of the Federal effort with resources to locate, extricate, and provide immediate medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures; and to conduct other life saving operations. This guide is designed to supplement the National US&R Response System Field Operations Guide, September 2003 (US&R-23-FG) which provides the US&R Response System methods of operation, organization, capabilities, and procedures in mobilization, on-site operations, and demobilization. This guide provides a detailed reference for performing Rescue Operations.
This new updated, fifth edition guide contains over 250 high quality graphic illustrations, command checklists and easy to follow step-by-step procedures for rope rescue, confined space rescue, swiftwater rescue, surface ice rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue and helicopter rescue. Designed to be used during and after a full training program, this guide is an essential tool for rescuers of all levels to assist in safe and efficient technical rescue. Made to be taken in the field, the guide assists rescuers in recall of the most important aspects of techniques and safety.
This Field Operations Guide (FOG) has been prepared to guide Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel to perform Federal disaster response operations during major disasters or emergencies. The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System provides for the coordination, development, and maintenance of the Federal effort with resources to locate, extricate, and provide immediate medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures; and to conduct other life saving operations. The US&R Response System methods of operation, organization, capabilities, and procedures in mobilization, on-site operations, and demobilization are described in this document. US&R-2-FG.