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Search and rescue in the United States

American search and rescue resources

Search and rescue in the United States
Summary

American search and rescue resources

[[Charlotte Fire Department]] Urban Search and Rescue vehicle

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. In addition to the NRF, there are 15 annexes relating to Emergency Support Functions (ESF), which include other federal agencies that contain resources or expertise to support an emergency. Search and Rescue is included in ESF-9 and divides SAR into four primary elements while assigning a federal agency the lead role for each of the four elements.

  • Structural Collapse-USAR: Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Waterborne: United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
  • Inland-wilderness: United States Department of Interior, National Park Service
  • Aeronautical: United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, US Navy (secondary missions for helicopter squadrons)

In the U.S., SAR standards are developed primarily by ASTM International and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which are then used by organizations such as the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA), the National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR), and the NFPA to develop training that will meet or exceed those standards. Within ASTM International, most standards of relevance to SAR are developed by Committee F32 on Search and Rescue. Formed in 1988, the committee has 85 current members and a jurisdiction of 38 approved standards.

National organizations

  • Explorer Search and Rescue
  • Mountain Rescue Association
  • National Association for Search and Rescue
  • National Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams

State organizations

Rescue workers and boats on the central span and the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge]] collapse, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1 August 2007

;Alabama

  • Alabama Association of Rescue Squads
  • Alabama Search and Rescue
  • Red Mountain Search Dog Association ;California
  • San Luis Obispo County Search and Rescue
  • Bay Area Search and Rescue Council
  • Marin County Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue
  • San Mateo County Search and Rescue
  • Long Beach Search & Rescue
  • San Diego Mountain Rescue Team
  • Montrose Search and Rescue Team
  • Altadena Mountain Rescue Team
  • Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team
  • Antelope Valley Search and Rescue
  • Malibu Search and Rescue Team
  • Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team
  • San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team

;Colorado

  • Arapahoe Rescue Patrol
  • Rampart Search and Rescue
  • Mesa County Search and Rescue

;Florida

  • Brothers to the Rescue

;Maryland

  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police

;Michigan

  • Michigan Search and Rescue
  • K-9 ONE Search and Rescue

;Missouri

  • Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1

;New Jersey

  • Urban Search and Rescue New Jersey Task Force 1
  • New Jersey Search and Rescue

;New Mexico

  • New Mexico Search and Rescue Council

;New York

  • Urban Search and Rescue New York Task Force 1
  • Westchester County Technical Rescue Team
  • New York Search And Rescue - Serving the Lower Hudson Valley
  • Long Island Search and Rescue - Primarily serving Suffolk and Nassau Counties
  • New York State Federation of Search and Rescue Teams - Statewide listing of SAR teams
  • Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue - Serving all of New York State - Primarily the Adirondack Region wilderness

;North Carolina

  • NCCERT (North Carolina Canine Emergency Response Team)

;Ohio

  • Rapid Assistance to Community Emergencies - Search and Rescue

;Oregon

  • Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue
  • North Oregon Regional Search and Rescue
  • Portland Mountain Rescue

;Pennsylvania

  • East Penn Search and Rescue
  • Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1

;Virginia Virginia benefits from a state-coordinated system of training and response under the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM). Under Title 44 of the Code of Virginia, VDEM develops and maintains the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan (COVEOP) that includes the ESF-9 Annex for Search and Rescue. Similar to the federal version of ESF-9 under the National Response Framework (NRF), VDEM divides SAR into four primary elements. While VDEM functions as the lead for ESF-9, many agencies, departments, and volunteer organizations routinely respond to and support SAR operations in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

;Washington

  • Washington State Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council
  • Jefferson County Search and Rescue
  • King County Search and Rescue Association
  • Seattle Mountain Rescue
  • Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue
  • Spokane County Search and Rescue
  • Pierce County Search and Rescue Council
  • Washington Air Search and Rescue

Aeronautical

Search and rescue services for downed, missing, or overdue aircraft and Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). Organizations include:

  • Civil Air Patrol
  • Virginia State Police, Aviation Division

Inland/Wilderness

For search and rescue of lost and missing persons in a wide variety of circumstances and environments, resources include:

  • Amherst County Search and Rescue
  • Appalachian Professional Tracking Group
  • Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference
  • Black Diamond Search and Rescue Council
  • Blue and Gray Search and Rescue Dogs
  • Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group
  • DOGS-East Search and Rescue
  • Greater Atlantic Rescue Dogs
  • Jefferson County Search Dog Association
  • K-9 Alert Search and Rescue
  • Piedmont Search and Rescue
  • Search and Rescue Dogs of Maryland
  • Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group
  • Tidewater Search and Rescue

Maritime/Waterborne

Providing search and rescue for vessels in distress in coastal and inland waters, resources include:

  • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  • Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  • United States Coast Guard
  • Smith Point Volunteer Sea Rescue
  • Eckerd College Search and Rescue

USAR/Disaster

To provide response in the event of collapsed structures and significant events, organizations include:

  • Maryland Task Force 1
  • Virginia Task Force 1
  • Virginia Task Force 2

References

References

  1. "Section ESF #9-1".
  2. O'Toole, Thomas F.. (n.d.). "Committee F32 on Search and Rescue".
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  4. National Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams. (2008). "National Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams".
  5. "Alabama Association of Rescue Squads". alars.org.
  6. "Alabama Search and Rescue". alsar.gov.
  7. "Red Mountain Search Dog Association". rmsda.org.
  8. San Luis Obispo County Search and Rescue. (April 2013). "SLOSAR".
  9. Bay Area Search And Rescue Council. (December 2009). "BASARAC".
  10. [[Marin County]] Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team. (December 2009). "Marin County Search and Rescue".
  11. San Mateo County. (2008). "Volunteer - Search and Rescue Units".
  12. San Diego County. (2011). "San Diego Mountain Rescue Team".
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  14. "Altadena Mountain Rescue Team".
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  16. "AV Search and Rescue".
  17. "Malibu Search & Rescue (Malibu SAR) > Home".
  18. "Santa Clarita Valley Search & Rescue Team".
  19. "San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team".
  20. "Mesa County Search and Rescue".
  21. "Michigan Search and Rescue". MISAR.
  22. ((K-9 One SAR)). (n.d.). "K-9 One".
  23. "Missouri Task Force 1 organization". BCFPD.
  24. "New Jersey Task Force 1 organization". NJ-TF1.
  25. "New Jersey Search and Rescue organization". NJ-TF1.
  26. "New Mexico Search and Rescue Council".
  27. Westchester County Technical Rescue Team. (2012). "Special Operations Unit".
  28. New York Search And Rescue. (2007). "New York Search And Rescue".
  29. Long Island Search and Rescue. (2012). "Long Island Search and Rescue".
  30. New York State Federation of Search and Rescue Teams. (2013). "New York State Federation of Search and Rescue Teams".
  31. Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue. (2016). "Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue".
  32. Rapid Assistance to Community Emergencies. (2010). "Rapid Assistance to Community Emergencies".
  33. (2020). "East Penn Search and Rescue".
  34. Virginia Department of Emergency Management. (2009). "vaemergency.com".
  35. Virginia Department of Emergency Management. (2009). "Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan".
  36. "Washington State Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council (WA SARVAC)".
  37. "Jefferson Search and Rescue – Jefferson County, Washington".
  38. "King County Search And Rescue {{!}} Our volunteers bring people home to their loved ones.".
  39. "Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue".
  40. "Spokane County Search and Rescue {{!}} Spokane County, WA".
  41. "Pierce County Search and Rescue Council {{!}} Pierce County Search and Rescue Council".
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  43. Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol]authorlink =. (2003). "Virginia Wing Headquarters Civil Air Patrol".
  44. Virginia Department of State Police. (2009). "Aviation Unit".
  45. Amherst County Search and Rescue. (n.d.). "Amherst County Search and Rescue".
  46. Burleson, Randall C.. (2009). "Appalachian Professional Tracking Group, Inc.".
  47. (n.d.). "Welcome to ASRC".
  48. (2008). "Black Diamond Search and Rescue Council".
  49. Blue and Gray Search and Rescue. (January 2009). "Welcome to Blue and Gray Search and Rescue".
  50. Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group. (February 2012). "Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group".
  51. DOGS-East Search and Rescue. (n.d.). "DOGS-East Search and Rescue".
  52. Greater Atlantic Rescue Dogs. (2009). "Greater Atlantic Rescue Dogs".
  53. DeMarsh, Chris W.. (2015). "Jefferson County Search Dog Association".
  54. ((K-9 Alert Search and Rescue Dogs, Inc)). (n.d.). "K-9 Alert".
  55. piedmontsar.org. (2009). "piedmontsar.org".
  56. Search and Rescue Dogs of Maryland (SARDOM). (2008). "SARDOM".
  57. Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group. (2013). "Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group".
  58. Tidewater Search and Rescue. (2009). "Welcome to TSAR".
  59. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. (2009). "Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries".
  60. Virginia Marine Resources Commission. (2009). "Virginia Marine Resources Commission".
  61. "Smith Point Sea Rescue".
  62. "Eckerd College Search and Rescue".
  63. Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue. (2009). "Welcome to VATF1.org".
  64. ((Virginia Task Force 2)). (April 2009). "Virginia Task Force 2".
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