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Virginia Search and Rescue Program. Mark Eggeman State SAR Coordinator Operations Division, VDEM. Emergency Services Coordinator’s Briefing - 2008. Search and Rescue Program. Operations Division of VDEM 2 primary elements Training Operations. Training – Inland SAR.
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VirginiaSearch and RescueProgram Mark Eggeman State SAR Coordinator Operations Division, VDEM Emergency Services Coordinator’s Briefing - 2008
Search and Rescue Program • Operations Division of VDEM • 2 primary elements • Training • Operations
Training – Inland SAR • Law enforcement, Fire-Rescue, EMS, Emergency Managers & SAR Volunteers • Approx. 1100 personnel annually • Field Skills • Search tactics, navigation, rescue, etc. • Management skills • Search strategy, planning, coordination, etc.
Operations • Upon request of local jurisdiction • Coordinate statewide SAR response • Virginia Emergency Operations Center • One-stop-shop for local jurisdictions • Available 24 hrs 800 468-8892
Operations • Scope of Operations • Aeronautical • Inland • Maritime • Urban (Catastrophic Incidents)
Non-Declared Events Lost/Missing Persons Cadaver/Evidence Emergency Distress Beacons Missing/Overdue Aircraft Downed Aircraft Swiftwater Rescue Cave Rescue Maritime SAR Declared Events Catastrophic Incidents Mutual Aid / EMAC Least common yet most visible Operations
Ground SAR Mantracking SAR IMT’s Mounted K-9 Cave / High-Angle US&R Regional HTR Swiftwater Aircraft SAR Resources Various skill levels and sub-specialties exist within each category 38 organizations serve as a SAR asset to the Virginia SAR Program
Mission Tracking • General averages of frequency • Aeronautical • Emergency Distress Beacons (90) • Aircraft crashes (40) • Inland SAR (90) • Maritime SAR (200+) • Catastrophic SAR (2-3)
Aeronautical SAR Aircraft Crashes Jan – Sep 2008 = Alive & Well = Alive, Injured = Fatal = Suspended
Aeronautical SAR Distress Beacons Jan – Sep 2008 = Located = Not Located
Inland SAR Jan – Sep 2008 = Alive & Well = Alive, Injured = Deceased = Suspended
Maritime SAR • Chesapeake Bay • Navigable tributaries and waterways • Primarily served by: • U.S. Coast Guard • Virginia Marine Resource Commission • VA. Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries • Local jurisdictions w/marine capability
Catastrophic SAR • 2008 Events • Severe Wx / Tornado – Wise Co. • Tornado Damage - Suffolk • Building Collapse - Chester
Requesting Resources • VEOC 800 468-8892 / 804 674-2400 • Information to provide • Name of missing • Age / Gender / Race • Place last seen (street address if possible) • Time last seen • Reported missing to who / what time • Directions (or address) to ICP • Name & number of on-scene officer in charge
Requesting Resources • Address needs to be complete w/city • Local street addresses are not unique to all of Virginia • Types and numbers of resources requested • If uncertain, can request to speak w/SAR Coordinator for consultation
QUESTIONS? Mark Eggeman Mark.Eggeman@VDEM.Virginia.Gov 804 674-2422