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The latest SARNews indicates SAR was deployed
during the So CA wildfires.
While more commonly considered an ESF #9 resource
with the word "rescue" in the name, in other disasters SAR has been activated as
ESF #8 doing welfare checks, etc., in just about any weather
conditions. In some more remote areas, apparently local SAR personnel
are also the initial local EMS / ambulance-type response. SAR also has - perhaps
only available through mutual aid - personnel capable of being inserted by
helicopter, self-sufficient for up to 72 hours, into a less accessible impacted
area to provide initial assistance while primary First Responder deployment is
focused on more populated areas.
What other use for SAR personnel has been planned and/or applied for emergency / disaster incidents other than the obvious "someone is lost" more common role? (ESF#9, #8, Logistics, or ...?) Input is appreciated ... I'm collecting examples. (Respond on private email, if you prefer.) And yes, this request for input includes all the SAR specialties ... mountain / technical rescue, trackers, SAR dogs, Mounted SAR, swiftwater, mechanized, etc. |
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