S
Search
To locate an overdue or missing individual, individuals, or
objects.
Search Suit
Suit made of Kevlar® and Nomex
3, often used by, but not limited to, bomb squad personnel,
significantly lighter than bomb suits; allows user to conduct
search with increased mobility.
Shelter
Management Team
Team provides managerial and operational support for a shelter
during an emergency. Responsibilities
of the team may include all or some of the following: operating
the shelter; establishing security; ensuring the availability
of adequate care, food, sanitation, and first aid; selecting
and training personnel to perform operational tasks;
monitoring contamination; performing decontamination;
establishing exposure control and monitoring; monitoring
overpressure and filtration systems; performing post-event
reconnaissance; and directing egress.
Sheltering
Team, Large Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Large Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for
a minimum of 7 days and will be responsible for advising
and supporting local efforts in setting up a large animal
shelter.
Sheltering
Team, Small Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Small Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for
a minimum of 7 days and will be responsible for advising
and supporting local efforts in setting up a small animal
shelter.
Special-Needs
Shelter
A refuge specifically designed to accommodate individuals
with special medical needs who are not ill enough to
require hospitalization. These
shelters are supported by volunteer doctors and nurses
and often have backup electric capability to support
those with medical equipment reliant on electricity.
Sustainability
Ability
to continue response operations for the prescribed duration
necessary.
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)/Tactical Teams
SWAT teams are specially trained to handle high-risk situations
and specialized tactical needs. Team
members have advanced skills beyond that of typical patrol
officers.
Strike Team,
Large Animal Rescue, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Large Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member
team capable of completing an average of one rescue every
30 minutes in a suburban setting and one rescue every
hour in rural settings.
Strike Team,
Small Animal Rescue, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Small Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member
team capable of completing an average of one rescue every
30 minutes in a suburban setting and one rescue every
hour in rural settings.
Swift Water Search and Rescue Team
(Flood Search
and Rescue; Water Rescue Team)
Team conducts surface search and rescue operations on waterways where the water is moving fast enough to produce sufficient
force to present a life and safety hazard to a person
entering it.
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