21st Century FEMA Study Course: Emergency Support Function #9 Search and Rescue (IS-809) - Search and Rescue (SAR), Urban (US+R), Coast Guard, Structural Collapse

By Progressive Management
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Published: July 16, 2011
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Language: English

Short description

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides an introduction to Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 Search and Rescue.

Extended description

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides an introduction to Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 Search and Rescue.

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies – from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs.

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:... (Read more) This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides an introduction to Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 Search and Rescue.

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies – from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs.

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #9.

Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #9 provides to State, tribal, and local governments.

Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #9 resources and teams.

Describe the types of partnerships formed between ESF #9 and other response agencies and organizations.

This course is intended for government executives, private-sector and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders, and emergency management practitioners. This includes senior elected and appointed leaders, such as Federal department or agency heads, State Governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and city or county officials – those who have a responsibility to provide for effective response.

Topics covered include: Search and Rescue (SAR), structural collapse, urban search and rescue (US+R), waterborne search and rescue, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), inland wilderness search and rescue, National Park Service, aeronautical search and rescue, USAF rescue coordination center (AFRCC).

This is a privately authored news service and educational publication of Progressive Management.
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disaster, coast guard, sar, fema, emergency management, nrf, esf, usr, structural collapse

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