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An incident response team ( IRT) or emergency response team ( ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to an emergency, such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations. Incident response teams are common in public service organizations as well as in other organizations, either military or specialty.
Search and rescue in the United States involves a wide range of organizations that have search and rescue responsibilities. In January 2008, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the National Response Framework (NRF) which serves as the guiding document for a federal response during a national emergency.
Urban search and rescue. Urban search and rescue (abbreviated as USAR [1] or US&R [2]) is a type of technical rescue operation that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in an urban area, namely structural collapse due to natural disasters, war, terrorism or accidents, mines and collapsed ...
In the United States, community emergency response team ( CERT) can refer to. an implementation of FEMA's National CERT Program, administered by a local sponsoring agency, which provides a standardized training and implementation framework to community members; an organization of volunteer emergency workers who have received specific training ...
A rescue squad is an emergency service that provides technical rescue services, and may additionally provide emergency medical services and firefighting services. [1] Rescue squads may be standalone organizations or an integrated part of fire departments or emergency medical services . A rescue squad provides basic Life Support or advanced life ...
A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force ( US&R Task Force) is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage and medicine. The teams are deployed to emergency and disaster sites within six hours of notification. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created the Task Force ...
Emergency service. Emergency services and rescue services [1] are organizations that ensure public safety, security, and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities.