S
Search
To locate an overdue or missing individual, individuals, or
objects.
Search Suit
Suit made of Kevlar® and Nomex
3, often used by, but not limited to, bomb squad personnel, significantly
lighter than bomb suits; allows user to conduct search with increased
mobility.
Shelter
Management Team
Team provides managerial and operational support for a shelter
during an emergency. Responsibilities
of the team may include all or some of the following:
operating the shelter; establishing security; ensuring
the availability of adequate care, food, sanitation, and first
aid; selecting and training personnel to perform operational tasks;
monitoring contamination; performing decontamination; establishing
exposure control and monitoring; monitoring overpressure and filtration
systems; performing post-event reconnaissance; and directing egress.
Sheltering
Team, Large Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Large Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for a minimum
of 7 days and will be responsible for advising and supporting
local efforts in setting up a large animal shelter.
Sheltering
Team, Small Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Small Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for a minimum
of 7 days and will be responsible for advising and supporting
local efforts in setting up a small animal shelter.
Special-Needs
Shelter
A refuge specifically designed to accommodate individuals with
special medical needs who are not ill enough to require hospitalization.
These shelters are supported by volunteer doctors and nurses
and often have backup electric capability to support those with
medical equipment reliant on electricity.
Sustainability
Ability
to continue response operations for the prescribed duration necessary.
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)/Tactical Teams
SWAT teams are specially trained to handle high-risk situations
and specialized tactical needs.
Team members have advanced skills beyond that of typical
patrol officers.
Strike Team,
Large Animal Rescue, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Large Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member team
capable of completing an average of one rescue every 30 minutes
in a suburban setting and one rescue every hour in rural settings.
Strike Team,
Small Animal Rescue, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Small Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member team
capable of completing an average of one rescue every 30 minutes
in a suburban setting and one rescue every hour in rural settings.
Swift Water Search and Rescue Team
(Flood Search
and Rescue; Water Rescue Team)
Team conducts surface search and rescue operations on waterways where the water is moving fast enough to produce sufficient
force to present a life and safety hazard to a person entering
it.
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