Urban Search and Rescue An undaunting task that only a handful can accomplish 22
The Need for Regional USAR Large target for terrorists Threat of natural disasters Current response capabilities limited 33
USAR Tornados are a major threat for this region. Oklahoma City 40 deaths 675 injuries Total devastation of neighborhoods 44
USAR Tornado- Dallas 10 killed 200 injured 4 million in damage 55
USAR Tornado- Ft. Worth 5 killed 100 injured 500 million in damage 66
USAR Structural Collapse Sweden 7 killed 5 recovered after hours of extrication work 2 recovered 17 hours after being entombed in the collapse 77
USAR Structural collapse It doesn t have to be a Terrorist attack or a natural disaster, but some everyday accident. 17 ½ ft. tall truck tries to drive under a 12 ft. breezeway Structural collapse crews take 3 hours to remove patient 88
USAR What are we currently able to do? Assess the situation Recover surface victims Very minor entrapment recovery without entry into structure TRT 15 (Dallas) Rescue 8 (Garland) Rescue 4 (Richardson) Station 4 (Plano) 99
Dallas Regional USAR Task Force Project Consisting of: 1. Dallas USAR Type III Task Force (28 onduty DFD members) 2. Regional Type I Task Force (70 members, 42 from participating jurisdictions) 10
Dallas USAR Light Task Force Immediate response of 28 member Light Task Force Anywhere in 16 counties of NCTCOG region 11
NCTCOG Counties Dallas Tarrant Collin Denton Rockwall Hunt Kaufman Navarro Parker Ellis Johnson Palo Pinto Wise Erath Hood Somervell 12
Dallas USAR Light Task Force USAR 15 USAR 19 HAZ-MAT 3 2/Rescues Battalion Chief 10 SCTII Techs 8 SCTI Techs 4 HAZ-MAT Techs 2 Firefighter/Paramedics Task Force Leader 13
Dallas USAR Light Task Force Staff/Support Deployment 810 812 814 815 845 848 HAZ-MAT Coordinator Asst. Task Force Leader Canine Team Regional USAR Coordinator TRT Coordinator Technical Information Specialist 14
USAR 2 New USAR/Heavy Rescue Vehicles USAR 15 USAR 19 15
USAR USAR Support vehicle Home Depot or Lowe s on wheels 16
Regional Task Force Task Force with minimum staffing of 70 members from multiple jurisdictions within region Heavy rescue / specialty team response from participating jurisdictions Regional training & drills 17
Participating Agencies Ft. Worth Fire Dept. Plano Fire Dept. Richardson Fire Dept. DFW Airport Fire Dept. Rowlett Fire Dept. Haltom City Fire Dept. Red Oak Fire Dept. Pantego Fire Dept. Grapevine Fire Dept. 18
Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Facility 60 acres Room for expanded disaster training area 19
Regional USAR Training Specialized enhancements to Dallas Fire- Rescue training facility. 20
Regional USAR Training & Drills Initial training to Structural Collapse Tech I Training & drills at Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Facility Upgrade to Structural Collapse Tech II 21
USAR Training aids for rescue in confined spaces Evaluate Breech Shore 22
USAR Training aids for shoring training. 23
Commitment To Date 10 officers trained to Structural Collapse Tech II 20-firefighters trained to Structural Collapse Tech I 24
Dallas USAR Task Force Funding $350,000 2004 AFG $550,000 2005 UASI $800,000 2005 SHSGP $1,648,000 2005 AFG 25
Summary Immediate response within 16 county area Multi-jurisdictional participation Expands regional capabilities Consistent with FEMA USAR standard 26