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Engineering Support for Urban Search and Rescue

Engineering Support for Urban Search and Rescue. USAR: One type of search and rescue Combat Search and Rescue Ocean Search and Rescue Wilderness Search and Rescue Swiftwater Search and Rescue Urban Search and Rescue - Rescue efforts after Infrastructure Disasters.

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Engineering Support for Urban Search and Rescue

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  1. Engineering SupportforUrban Search and Rescue

  2. USAR: One type of search and rescue Combat Search and Rescue Ocean Search and Rescue Wilderness Search and Rescue Swiftwater Search and Rescue Urban Search and Rescue - Rescue efforts after Infrastructure Disasters

  3. USAR Mission • Locate and rescue trapped victims • Assist other agencies – law, HazMat, medical – to access site • Recover deceased victims • Stabilize damaged structures - help speed recovery

  4. Urban Search and Rescue USAR teams include Engineers

  5. Engineers on USAR Teams USAR Engineers are - • Licensed Professional Engineers – 10+ years experience • Trained & certified for emergency work by USACE, FEMA, and NCEM • USAR Engineers serve on the front lines, on the pile, and in the hole

  6. Engineers at USAR Disasters Main Duty: Survival of the First Responders • Assess stability. Find best access routes. • Locate, size, & design emergency shoring. • Help direct crane work & heavy equipment ops • Monitor stability during rescue • On-site technical expert serving the Fire Chief or Incident Commander

  7. North Carolina’s USAR constellation C Alleghany u r r Northampton C i Gates t a Ashe Surry u P Person c m Caswell Stokes Rockingham Vance k a d Warren s e Granville q P n u Hertford e o r t q a u Halifax n i Watauga k m Wilkes a C n Yadkin h s Forsyth o w Bertie M Franklin a Guilford Orange i n Alamance Avery t c h Durham e l l Alexander Caldwell Nash Davie Yancey Edgecombe Madison Martin Washington Davidson Wake Iredell Tyrell Dare Burke Chatham Wilson Randolph McDowell Catawba Pitt Buncombe Rowan Beaufort Haywood Hyde Swain Johnston Lee Lincoln Greene Rutherford Cabarrus Henderson Graham Harnett Moore Stanly Jackson Wayne Gaston Polk Cleveland a Montgomery i n Lenoir a Mecklenburg Craven v Macon l y s Cherokee n a r T Pamlico Cumberland Clay Sampson Richmond Jones Hoke Union Anson Duplin Scotland Onslow Carteret Bladen Robeson Pender New Columbus Hanover NC-USAR-TF2- Buncombe County EM (TYPE III) NC-USAR-TF3- Charlotte Fire Department (TYPE I) NC-USAR-TF6- Greensboro Fire Department (TYPE III) NC-USAR-TF8- Raleigh Fire Department (TYPE I) (Durham, Chapel Hill Fire Departments) NC-USAR-TF9- Fayetteville Fire Department (TYPE III) (Cumberland EMS, Fayetteville PD) NC-USAR-TF10- Greenville Fire & Rescue (TYPE III) (New Bern Fire Department) NC-USAR-TF11- New Hanover Fire Department (TYPE III) (Wilmington Fire Department) Brunswick *Colored Areas on Map reflect Primary Response District

  8. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina 2004 – Peeks Creek - landslide Structural collapse, loss of life 2008 – Salisbury - mill fire Structural collapse, loss of life (firefighters) 2010 – Garner - industrial explosion Structural collapse, loss of life 2011 – Raleigh- tornados Structural collapse, loss of life 2011 – Down East – Hurricane Irene Structural damage 2012 – Charlotte – mall building Structural collapse 2013 – Stanley CountyExcavation cave-in loss of life (children)

  9. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina 2014 – Rolesville - Wake Tech Bridge collapse loss of life 2015 – Farmville - silo fire Structural damage 2015 – Raleigh - scaffold collapse Equipment failure, loss of life 2016 – Winston Salem - Brown School Fire/collapse 2018 – Martin County – factory building Structural damage 2018 – Boone – landslide House collapse, loss of life 2018 – Down East – Hurricane Florence Dams, bridges, roadways

  10. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina

  11. USAR Engineer Missions in North Carolina

  12. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina

  13. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina

  14. USAR Engineer Missionsin North Carolina

  15. Who are our North CarolinaUSAR Engineers? Chris Bathgate Greensboro David Goodman Charlotte Donnie Barrier Charlotte Colby Baker Charlotte Lee Dingle Raleigh Mike Rice New Bern Cherylyn Henry Charlotte

  16. Who are our North CarolinaUSAR Engineers? Klaus Perkins Raleigh Nick Lutzweiler Greensboro Janos Gergely Charlotte Mike Riccitiello Raleigh Matt Poisel Raleigh Tom Caldwell Raleigh Tony Miller Charolotte

  17. How to Deploy We need an engineer to help us with this disaster. Who do we call? North Carolina USAR Engineers are under the authority of the Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management Call NCEM at 919-825-2500 Contacts: Chris Bailey Brian Barnes

  18. How to Deploy We need an engineer to help us with this disaster. How Much Will They Cost my Agency? Upon activation, NC USAR engineers become temporary employees of the State. They are insured for injury, liability, and Workman’s Comp. They cost $25.89/hour, portal-to-portal, and usually two are dispatched to a disaster scene.

  19. Engineering SupportforUrban Search and Rescue Questions? Thank you!!

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