MD SAR TF1 Headed to LA 08/27/2021

[Disp51]

Search & rescue teams from Maryland head to Louisiana to help with Hurricane Ida response

Search and rescue teams from Maryland fire departments are on their way to Louisiana in preparation forHurricane Ida. The National Hurricane Center says Ida has strengthened to a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. They warned that Ida could speed across warm Gulf...

wjla.com

 

[AYoung]

OH-TF1 is headed out too as a type 3 team.

 

[fdny747]

What is the difference between types 1, 2, and 3 Teams?

 

[AYoung]

What is the difference between types 1, 2, and 3 Teams?

From OH-TF1‘s Facebook page… I’m guessing there is no type 2 team.

US&R Q&A: What is a Type 1 and a Type 3 team?

Type-1 – A Type-1 Urban Search and Rescue US&R Task Force is a 70-person multi-disciplined resource which conducts search and rescue response efforts for all hazards, including locating, accessing, medically stabilizing, and extricating survivors from light through heavy frame construction damaged structures. Specialized operational personnel include rescue, canine search, medical, hazardous materials (hazmat), technical search, and communications. A Type-1 task force is capable of continuous 24-hour operations, which can split into two 12-hour operational period teams. Additional operational capabilities include wide-area search, floodwater operations, and US&R operations in contaminated environments, to include Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense (CBRNE) events. This resource is self-sustaining for 72 hours and deployable for up to 14 days.

Type-3 – A Type-3 US&R Task Force consists of a 35-person multi-disciplined team with the same core capabilities as a Type-1 US&R task force, capable of 12-hour operations periods for up to 14 days.