North Carolina Emergency Management NC Search & Rescue Basics of:

North Carolina Emergency Management Day to Day vs. Disaster Operations Local Missions Disaster Missions Overview of Resources SAR Training How to become State Deployable Introduction to SAR Resources

North Carolina Emergency Management Daily Ops Contact SEOC / Area Coordinator EM-43 submission NCEOC/SAR Coordinator can provide contact info or make contact on behalf of AHJ Advise / Request early Note response/demobilization in EM43 Local Resource Requests

North Carolina Emergency Management D-5d notification from NCEM that pre- deployment is being considered D-72h request for availability status D-48h deployment notification D-24h report, d-12h on station Disaster Operations

North Carolina Emergency Management SAR resources need to be pre-deployed whenever possible. Regional Coordination Centers (RCC’s) will coordinate ordering and pre-deployment with Counties/NCEOC. Once assigned RCC’s can move resources as needed. Request still needs to be logged. Ordering via WebEOC – Disaster Ops

North Carolina Emergency Management Requesting State Resources – The Five W’s WHAT is needed (mission) WHO is the resource for WHEN is it needed WHERE to deliver WHY is it needed (justification/mission) Requests that answer the 5 W’s can be filled without delay

North Carolina Emergency Management State SAR resources on station 24 hours prior to Tropical Storm conditions. Resources will provide manifest upon arrival. Resource works for you Can provide Incident Support Team (IST) to help integrate resource into command system Resource Notification-Disaster

North Carolina Emergency Management Entirely Local Resources - typed to NIMS standards 7 Urban Search & Rescue Taskforces 30+ Swiftwater Teams 25+ Land SAR Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team  Up to 6 UH-60, 1 Bell 407, & 2 UH-72 Mountain Search & Rescue  SAR in remote areas and in Snow / Ice Resource Overview

North Carolina Emergency Management Dare Hyde Pitt Carteret Wake Pender Bladen Bertie Duplin Onslow Wilkes Moore Beaufort Craven Union Halifax Robeson Nash Sampson Brunswick Surry Iredell Tyrrell Columbus Swain Burke Johnston Ashe Harnett Anson Wayne Randolph Guilfo r d Chatham Jones Macon Hoke Rowan Martin Lee Pamlico Stok es Stanly Lenoir Warren Buncombe Franklin Davidson Gran ville Gates Haywood Jackson Person C u r r i t u c k Caldwell Orange Caswell Wilson Forsyth Cumberland Polk Madison Rutherford Gaston Clay Yadkin Cherokee Catawba Davie Cleveland Richmond McDowell Rockingham Hertford Alamance Vance Yancey Edgecombe Avery Mecklenburg Northampton Lincoln Montgomery Cabarrus Graham Durham C a m d e n Greene Scotland Watauga Washington Henderson Transylvania C h o w a n M i t c h e l l P e r q u i m a n s Alexander New Hanover Alleghany P a s q u o t a n k NC-USAR-TF2- Buncombe County NC-USAR-TF3- Charlotte Fire Department NC-USAR-TF6- Greensboro Fire Department NC-USAR-TF8- Raleigh Fire Department (Durham, Chapel Hill Fire Departments) NC-USAR-TF9- Lumberton Emergency Rescue Unit (Fayetteville Fire Department) NC-USAR-TF10- Greenville Fire Rescue Department (New Bern Fire Department) NC-USAR-TF11- New Hanover County (Wilmington Fire Department) TYPE I USAR TEAM TYPE II USAR TEAM NC USAR Team Locations *(Participating/partner agencies) *Colored Areas on Map reflect Primary Response District 2 1

North Carolina Emergency Management Teams have technical search and rescue capability for any type of structure, light to heavy, swiftwater rescue and land search capability. Fully self-supporting for a minimum of 3 days. Team is capable of 12 hour operations and will respond with 33 personnel. Two Type II teams can be combined for a Type I response. Typing-USAR/Structural Collapse Type II

North Carolina Emergency Management Typing-USAR/Structural Collapse * Taskforce deployment may include an additional 5 personnel in supporting functions for deployment ** Mission specific conditions may dictate adjustments in taskforce personnel to fit mission requirements *** Optional Positions not included in task force numbers

North Carolina Emergency Management Teams are equivalent to a FEMA Type I USAR Task Force. Teams have technical search and rescue capability for any type of structure, swiftwater rescue and land search capability. Fully self-supporting for a minimum of 3 days. Team is capable of 24 hour operations and will respond with at least 66 personnel. Typing-USAR/Structural Collapse Type I

North Carolina Emergency Management Typing-USAR/Structural Collapse

North Carolina Emergency Management Concrete or very large areas = Type I/II Stick built/light frame construction = ANY K9(s) – in development Multipurpose SAR resource USAR/SCT Resource Utilization

North Carolina Emergency Management NC-HART

Rescue Hoist Rescue Hoist Short-Haul Rescue Short-Haul Rescue  Swiftwater Rescue  Mountain Rescue  Bambi Bucket (Forest Fire Fighting)  Slingload Capabilities

North Carolina Emergency ManagementHeli-Basket Three are assembled and ready for deployment Can hold fourteen persons during extreme emergencies Can hold 4500 lbs. of equipment, including Mule or Gator vehicles US&R Team members have been trained to work with them

North Carolina Emergency Management NC-HART Request Procedure If the criterion is met…  Request made to Local Emergency Management Coordinator (LEMC)  LEMC requests HART Mission through State EOC   Mission vetted and assigned by:  NCEM Area Coordinator(s)  State SAR Coordinator  Air Boss & Flight Crews  Division Duty Officer

North Carolina Emergency Management Swiftwater Rescue 30+ Swiftwater Teams Typed I – IV Typed I-II are simular, primary difference is helicopter rescue assets Type III is a single boat crew Type IV is still water operations only Primarily due to boat type / training

North Carolina Emergency Management Type IV-Evacuation Teams (6 pax) Swiftwater awareness, stillwater operations Will encompass PWC’s, jon boats, air boats Type III-Offensive Rescue Operations (6 pax) 1 boat crew, 6 persons, 1-EMTB Type II-Offensive Rescue Operations (14 pax) 2 boat crews, team lead, 1medical (EMTP) Type I-Offensive Rescue Operations (14 pax) 2 boat crews, team lead, 2 medical (EMTP) 4 helicopter rescue technicians Typing-Swiftwater

North Carolina Emergency Management Teams meet NFPA 1006 for personnel NFPA 1670 for team Equivalencies OSFM Rescue 3 International Swiftwater Training Equivalencies

North Carolina Emergency Management Typically co-located with NCNG High Clearance Vehicles Typically will have animal rescue embedded with swiftwater teams Will perform just-in-time training for NCNG Most teams will require logistical support If logistical support will not be available can deploy with a USAR Task Force Water Rescue Resource Utilization

North Carolina Emergency Management Wilderness – Mountain SAR Five 8-10 person strike teams being developed in Western Branch Have snow / ice capability Working to develop LEO component

North Carolina Emergency Management Changes Coming - NFPA NFPA is updating Technical Rescue Standards - More animal rescue requirements - Light use is now called “technical” - Now is inclusive of MRA Style Rigging

North Carolina Emergency Management Available SAR Training Swiftwater Boat Operator Must be a swiftwater technician Land Search Search Management Mountain / Wilderness HART Awareness Training

North Carolina Emergency Management Available SAR Training Search Management - Inland SAR Planning (USCG) Urban Search & Rescue - Collapse Training (NASA) Wide Area Search - Wide Area Search Planning (TEEX)

North Carolina Emergency Management How to become state deployable? Support local needs first, then: 1. Work to State / Federal Typing 2. Complete and return workbook to be added to our callout list

North Carolina Emergency Management Divisions > Emergency Management> Search & Rescue Brian Barnes State SAR Coordinator Office: Mobile:

North Carolina Emergency Management Questions? Wilderness Swiftwater Urban Helicopter Mountain