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public AirSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team provides search and rescue emergency airlift and other special<br />services at the request of, and to support, State and county agency needs."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AirSearchTeamFixedWing |
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"Team provides airborne search, emergency airlift, airborne<br />communications, and other special services. Varying levels of specialized<br />management support and command and control capabilities are included in<br />team structures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AirCommRealayTeamFixedWingCAP |
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""A CAP Airborne Communications Relay Team provides airborne<br />communications relay using fixed-wing platforms to support Federal, State,<br />and local agency needs. Relays are primarily conducted through aircrews,<br />but can also be accomplished through electronic repeaters carried aboard<br />Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircrafts. Varying levels of specialized management<br />support and command and control capabilities are included in team<br />structures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf"<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AirborneTransportTeamFixedWingCAP |
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"A CAP Airborne Transport (Fixed-Wing) Team provides limited airborne<br />transportation and emergency airlift to support Federal, State, and local<br />agency needs using light fixed-wing platforms owned by the Civil Air Patrol<br />(CAP). Varying levels of specialized management support and command<br />and control capabilities are included in team structures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AlpineSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team conducts search and rescue operations for individuals in a highaltitude<br />alpine environment."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AmbulanceStrikeTeam |
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"An Ambulance Strike Team is a group of five ambulances of the same type<br />with common communications and a leader. It provides an operational<br />grouping of ambulances complete with supervisory elements for<br />organization command and control. The strike teams may be all ALS or all<br />BLS.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AmbulanceTaskForce |
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"An Ambulance Task Force is a group of any combination of ambulances,<br />within span of control, with common communications and a leader."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AnimalHealthIncidentManagementTeam |
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"Team provides overall management of animal-related volunteers and<br />donations."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AnimalRescueTeam |
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"A team proficient in animal handling and capture and management<br />(minimum teams of two). Environments include water (swift water and<br />flood), wildfire, and hazardous materials (HazMat) conditions. Operations<br />include communications and/or evacuations to effect animal rescue."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AnimalShelteringTeam |
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"A team proficient in animal handling, animal care, and animal shelter<br />management and manages the setup, management, and staffing of<br />temporary animal shelters."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AnimalTreatmentTeamSmall |
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"A self-equipped team proficient in the medical treatment of companion<br />animals affected by disasters."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public AreaCommandTeamFirefighting |
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"An Area Command Team is an interagency organization under the<br />auspices of NWCG (1) oversee the management of multiple incidents that<br />are each being handled by an incident management team (IMT)<br />organization; or (2) to oversee the management of a very large incident that<br />has multiple IMTs assigned to it. Area Command has the responsibility to<br />set overall strategy and priorities, allocate critical resources based on<br />priorities, ensure incidents are properly managed, and that objectives are<br />met and strategies followed."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public BombSquadExplosivesTeam |
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"A public safety agency specializing in the investigation and disarming of<br />suspected explosive devices."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CanineRecoveryTeam |
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"Team provides highly trained air scent recovery dog teams for search and<br />recovery operations for deceased victims."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CanineSearchTeam |
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"Team provides highly trained search dog teams for search and rescue<br />operations for living and deceased victims in a variety of environments.<br />Teams can be broken into three capabilities: air scent (primary),<br />tracking/trailing, and disaster dogs."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CaveSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team performs search and rescue services to locate and remove injured,<br />lost, or deceases individuals from caves and caverns. Team members<br />work in totally dark environments that may include vertical drops, narrow or<br />small spaces, boulder fields and scree slopes, cold, and water hazards."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CollapseSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team responds to locate, rescue, and recover individuals trapped in a<br />fallen structure or buried in structural collapse."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CommunicationsSupportTeamCAP |
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"A CAP Communications Support Team establishes and maintains CAP<br />communications infrastructure in support of Federal, State, and local<br />agencies.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ConfinedSpaceSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team provides search and rescue services to individuals in an enclosed<br />area with limited entry or egress, which has a configuration not designed for<br />human occupancy, such that an entrant could become trapped or<br />asphyxiated. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)<br />permit is required for confined space operations."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public CriticalIncidentStressManagementTeam |
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"A Critical Incident Stress Management Team is responsible for the<br />prevention and mitigation of disabling stress among emergency responders<br />in accordance with the standards of the International Critical Incident Stress<br />Foundation (ICISF). Team composition, management, membership and<br />governance vary, but can include psychologists, psychiatrists, social<br />workers, and licensed professional counselors."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DebrisManagementMonitoringTeam |
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"Team manages oversight of the removal, collection, and disposal of debris<br />following a disaster, to mitigate against any potential threat to the health,<br />safety, and welfare of the impacted citizens, and expedite recovery efforts<br />in the impacted area, and address any threat of significant damage to<br />improved public or private property. To act as the representing agent for<br />the owner/agency hiring for this service providing overall coordination with<br />all levels of government and other Emergency Support Functions (ESFs).<br />Provides daily reports as required. Required liability coverage for all<br />aspects of operations and financial capabilities to manage progressive<br />monitoring processes."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DebrisManagementSiteReductionTeam |
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"A debris management site reduction team is designed to reduce debris<br />from affected areas, and aims at limiting the modification of the site to the<br />extent practicable to minimize site closure and restoration activities and<br />cost. Teams must have knowledge and expertise to perform varying debris<br />reduction separation techniques, including at minimum four categories:<br />woody vegetative debris, construction or building rubble, hazardous<br />materials [HazMat], and recyclable materials (e.g., aluminum, cast iron,<br />steel, or household white goods or appliances). These methods of debris<br />reduction separation could include grinding or mulching, air curtain<br />incineration or ash, compaction, recycling, or other specialized separation<br />techniques. Teams should have appropriate education and training in<br />managing inspection stations located at such debris reduction sites,<br />recycling locations, or temporary debris staging reduction sites. The<br />management of said inspection stations shall at all times comply with<br />OSHA, ADA, and other regulatory requirements. Routine maintenance of<br />temporary debris staging reduction sites will be undertaken regularly to<br />ensure no additional environmental impacts and that regulatory<br />requirements are met. Upon completion of debris removal, teams shall<br />provide a timely closeout of the debris reduction site by testing soil and<br />water samples to compare with pre-use baselines, remove all unnecessary<br />debris and equipment from the site, conduct environmental audits, and<br />develop a restoration plan for the site. For quality assurance, teams shall<br />provide debris monitors to observe and provide guidance to workers,<br />whether government or contractual, that may assist in the process. All<br />debris collected, separated, and analyzed by such debris reduction site<br />management teams shall be done so in accordance with Federal, State,<br />territorial, Tribal, or local laws, standards, and regulations."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DebrisManagementTeam |
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"Team facilitates and coordinates the removal, collection, and disposal of<br />debris following a disaster, to mitigate against any potential threat to the<br />health, safety, and welfare of the impacted citizens, and expedite recovery<br />efforts in the impacted area, and address any threat of significant damage<br />to improved public or private property. Team mobilization will vary<br />depending on the team selection, need, and or emergency. Debris removal<br />process will vary depending on the team selection and need.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DesertSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Conducts search and rescue missions, evidence searches, and responds<br />to other disaster or emergency situations in a desert environment."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DisasterAssessmentTeam |
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"Governed by type and magnitude of the disaster, the structure of the team<br />consists of people most knowledgeable about the collection or material<br />inventory of the disaster site, and assessing the magnitude and extent of<br />impact on both the population and infrastructure of society. Trained<br />specifically for disaster assessment techniques, team members are<br />multidisciplinary and can include health personnel, engineering specialists,<br />logisticians, environmental experts, and communications specialists.<br />Responsibilities include recording observations and decisions made by the<br />team, photographing and recording disaster site damage, and investigating<br />where damage exists. Teams also analyze the significance of affected<br />infrastructures, estimate the extent of damages, and establish initial<br />priorities for recovery. Disaster assessment teams can perform an initial<br />assessment that comprises situational and needs assessments in the early,<br />critical stages of a disaster to determine the type of relief needed for an<br />emergency response, or they may carry out a much more expedited<br />process termed a rapid assessment."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DisasterMedicalAssistanceTeamDMAT |
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"A DMAT is a volunteer group of medical and non-medical individuals,<br />usually from the same State or region of a State, which has formed a<br />response team under the guidance of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) (or under similar State or<br />local auspices). Usually includes a mix of physicians, nurses, nurse<br />practitioners, physician’s assistants, pharmacists, emergency medical<br />technicians, other allied health professionals, and support staff. Standard<br />DMAT has 35 deployable personnel."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DMATBurnSpecialty |
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"A Burn Specialty DMAT is a volunteer group of medical and non-medical<br />individuals, usually from the same State or region of a State, that has<br />formed a response team under the guidance of the NDMS (or State or local<br />auspices), and whose personnel have specific training/skills in the acute<br />management of burn trauma patients. Members of the burn team are<br />especially trained surgeons, nurses, and support personnel that include<br />physical and occupational therapists, social workers, child life specialists,<br />psychologists, nutrition and pharmacy consultants, respiratory therapists,<br />chaplains, and volunteers. Team composition is usually determined ad<br />hoc, based on the mission at hand."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DMATCrushSpecialty |
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"A Crush Injury Specialty DMAT is a volunteer group of medical and nonmedical<br />individuals, usually from the same State or region of a State, that<br />has formed a response team under the guidance of the NDMS (or State or<br />local auspices), and whose personnel have specific training/skills in the<br />management of crush injury patients. Crush teams deal with crush and<br />penetrating injuries. Usually includes a mix of physicians, nurses, nurse<br />practitioners, physician’s assistants, pharmacists, emergency medical<br />technicians, other allied health professionals, and support staff. Team<br />composition is usually determined ad hoc, based on the mission at hand."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DMATMentalHealthSpecialty |
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"A Mental Health Specialty DMAT is a volunteer group of medical and nonmedical<br />individuals, usually from the same State or region of a State, that<br />has formed a response team under the guidance of the NDMS (or State or<br />local auspices), and whose personnel have specific training/skills in the<br />management of psychiatric patients. A multidisciplinary staff of specially<br />trained and licensed mental health professionals provides emergency<br />mental health assessment and crisis intervention services. Usually<br />includes a mix of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s<br />assistants, pharmacists, emergency medical technicians, other allied health<br />professionals, and support staff. Team composition is usually determined<br />ad hoc, based on the mission at hand."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DMATPediatricSpecialty |
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"A Pediatric Specialty DMAT is a volunteer group of medical and nonmedical<br />individuals, usually from the same State or region of a State, that<br />has formed a response team under the guidance of the NDMS (or State or<br />local auspices), and whose personnel have specific training/skills in the<br />management of pediatric patients. Usually includes a mix of physicians,<br />nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, pharmacists, emergency<br />medical technicians, other allied health professionals, and support staff.<br />Team composition is usually determined ad hoc, based on the mission at<br />hand."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DisasterMortuaryOperationalResponseTeamDMORT |
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"A DMORT is a volunteer group of medical and forensic personnel, usually<br />from the same geographic region, that has formed a response team under<br />the guidance of the NDMS (or State or local auspices), and whose<br />personnel have specific training/skills in victim identification, mortuary<br />services, and forensic pathology and anthropology methods. Usually<br />includes a mix of medical examiners, coroners, pathologists, forensic<br />anthropologists, medical records technicians, fingerprint technicians,<br />forensic odentologists, dental assistants, radiologists, funeral directors,"<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DMORTWMD |
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"Same as DMORT except adds additional capability to deal with deceased<br />persons residually contaminated by chemical, biological, or radiological<br />agents."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DisasterRecoveryTeam |
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"A Disaster Recovery team is governed by type and magnitude of the<br />disaster, the structure of the team consists of people most knowledgeable<br />about the collection or material inventory of the disaster site, as they direct<br />their efforts to recovery of both the population and infrastructure of society.<br />Responsibilities include separating collections and other materials to be<br />salvaged, moving material to be recovered from affected areas to work or<br />other storage locations for drying materials, and packing materials that will<br />require shipment to another facility. Other responsibilities include<br />maintaining records and photographs of the recovery effort, and<br />establishing inventories and data collection of items as they are sent out of<br />the building/affected location to off-site storage or other facilities. The<br />Disaster Recovery Team may also label items that have lost inventory<br />numbers, label or re-label boxes with locator information, and label boxes<br />for shipment."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public DonationsManagementTeam |
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"A donations management team consists of one or two persons trained and<br />experienced in all aspects of donations management. The team will be<br />deployed to a disaster-affected jurisdiction after impact to assist in the<br />organization and operations of State or local donations management in<br />support of the affected jurisdiction.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ElectricalPowerRestorationTeam |
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"The electrical power restoration team is dependent upon event or disaster<br />size and will be supported by various personal expertise. The teams are<br />usually activated through power company mutual aid agreements. The<br />assignment of personnel and equipment will be dependent upon availability<br />of the releasing mutual aid partner, and will have an agreed timeframe for<br />the release of these said resources. The restoration team coordinates and<br />supports resources of energy producers to quickly restore electrical power<br />to afflicted areas. The host recipients will provide or assist with<br />accommodations for the duration of the team stay. Teams should possess<br />the experience and financial capabilities to support equipment, personnel,<br />and to maintain operations for an indefinite period of time."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EMACAdvancedTeam |
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"The EMAC Advance Team is a team (typically comprised of 2 staff) of<br />EMAC trained and experienced personnel designated to deploy to a State<br />to facilitate interState mutual aid assistance under the Emergency<br />Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). The mission of the EMAC<br />Advance Team is to implement EMAC on behalf of the requesting State by<br />coordinating and facilitating the provision of assistance from other member<br />States in accordance with procedures set forth in the EMAC Standard<br />Operating Procedures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EmergencyMedicalTaskForce |
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"An Emergency Medical Task Force is any combination (within span of<br />control) of resources (Ambulances, Rescues, Engines, Squads, etc)<br />assembled for a medical mission, with common communications, and a<br />leader (supervisor). Self-sufficient for 12 hour operational periods, although<br />it may be deployed longer, depending on need."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EmergencyResponseTeamAdvanceElement |
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"The portion of the ERT-A first deployed to the field, usually the State<br />Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and the disaster site to join State<br />emergency management personnel to coordinate Federal assistance,<br />determine the extent and focus of initial disaster response activities, and<br />identify a suitable DFO site."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EmergencyResponseTeamNational |
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"Team provides coordination for Federal response and recovery activities<br />within a State. Once the ERT-N is operational at the Disaster Field Office<br />(DFO), it assumes responsibility from the Regional Operations Center<br />(ROC) staff for management of the Federal response and recovery<br />operation. Major organizational elements of the ERT-N include operations,<br />logistics, information and planning, and administration sections. These four<br />sections coordinate at the staff level and provide mutual support to<br />accomplish priority missions. This coordination includes interaction,<br />consultation, planning, information sharing, operational decision-making,<br />and commitment of resources."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EMSStrikeTeam |
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"A team comprised of five resources or less of the same type with a<br />supervisor and common communications capability. Whether it is five<br />resources or less, a specific number must be identified for the team. For<br />instance, a basic life support (BLS) strike team would be five BLS units and<br />a supervisor or, for example, an advanced life support (ALS) strike team<br />would be comprised of five ALS units and a supervisor."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EMSTaskForce |
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"A team comprised of five resources or less of the same type with a<br />supervisor and common communications capability. Whether it is five<br />resources or less, a specific number must be identified for the team. For<br />instance, an EMS task force might be comprised of two ALS teams and<br />three BLS teams and a supervisor."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EOCFinanceAdminSectionCoordinator |
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"An EOC Finance/Administration Section Coordinator is an individual at the<br />EOC responsible for tracking incident costs and reimbursement accounting,<br />and coordinating/administering support for EOC personnel during disaster<br />operations. This function is part of the standardized ICS structure per the<br />National Incident Management System. If situation warrants,<br />chief/coordinator oversees subunits of this function, including<br />Compensation/Claims, Procurement, Cost, and Time."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EOCManagementSupportTeam |
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"Team provides support to an Incident Commander (IC). An IC is an<br />optional member of the team, because it is assumed that an Incident<br />Command/lead has already been established under which these support<br />functions will operate. Typically comprised of an information officer, liaison<br />officer, safety officer, logistics officer, and administrative aide."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EOCOperationsSectionChief |
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"An EOC Operations Section Chief is an individual at the EOC responsible<br />for managing tactical operations at the incident site directed toward<br />reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing<br />situation control, and restoring normal conditions; responsible for the<br />delivery and coordination of disaster assistance programs and services,<br />including emergency assistance, human services assistance, and<br />infrastructure assistance; and oversight of subunits of Operations Section,<br />including Branches (up to five), Division/Groups (up to 25) and Resources<br />as warranted."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EOCPlanningSectionChief |
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"The EOC Planning Section Chief is an individual at the EOC who oversees<br />all incident-related data gathering and analysis regarding incident<br />operations and assigned resources, develops alternatives for tactical<br />operations, conducts planning meetings, and prepares the IAP for each<br />operational period."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EvacuationCoordinationTeam |
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"An Evacuation Coordination Team provides support in State and local<br />emergency response efforts by compiling, analyzing, and disseminating<br />traffic-related information that can be used to facilitate the rapid, efficient,<br />and safe evacuation of threatened populations. Primarily operates in the<br />State or local EOC as an extension of Emergency Support Function (ESF)<br />#1 – Transportation. The mission of the Evacuation Coordination Team is<br />to provide for the protection of life and/or property by removing endangered<br />persons and property form potential or actual disaster areas to areas of<br />less danger through the successful execution of evacuation procedures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EvacuationLiaisonTeam |
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"Team provides support in State and local emergency response efforts by<br />compiling, analyzing, and disseminating traffic-related information that can<br />be used to facilitate the rapid, efficient, and safe evacuation of threatened<br />populations. Primarily operates in the State or local EOC as an extension<br />of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1 – Transportation."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public EvidenceResponseTeam |
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"An Evidence Recovery Team (ERT) is capable of providing 24-hour access<br />to specialized decontamination equipment for chemical release and advice<br />to the On-Scene Coordinator in hazard evaluation; risk assessment;<br />multimedia sampling and analysis; on-site safety, including development<br />and implementation of plans; cleanup techniques and priorities; water<br />supply decontamination and protection; application of dispersants;<br />environmental assessment; degree of cleanup required; and disposal of<br />contaminated material.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public FieldVeterinaryMedicalOfficer |
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"A professional veterinarian who works to implement animal and poultry<br />disease control programs. Duties can include supervising animal and<br />poultry disease control and eradication services; contacting animal and<br />poultry owners and organizations to explain disease control programs and<br />to provide veterinary medicine advice; conducting epidemiologic<br />investigation of disease outbreaks; inspecting health certificates, livestock<br />auctions, and animal and poultry dealer records; monitoring animal and<br />poultry production and marketing activities; and preparing surveys and<br />reports of disease prevalence."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public GeographicalIncidentManagementTeamFirefighting |
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"A Geographical Incident Management Team is an interagency organization<br />under the auspices of the Geographical Area Coordination Group<br />composed of the Incident Commander (IC), and appropriate general and<br />command staff personnel assigned to an incident, trained and certified to<br />the Type II level. Type II level personnel may lack the degree of training<br />and experience of Type I personnel in managing complex incidents at the<br />type one level."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public HazardousMaterialsResponseTeam |
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"An organized group of individuals that is trained and equipped to perform<br />work to control actual or potential leaks, spills, discharges, or releases of<br />HazMat, requiring possible close approach to the material. The<br />team/equipment may include external or contracted resources."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public HazMatTaskForce |
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"A group of resources with common communications and a leader. A<br />HazMat Task Force may be pre-established and sent to an incident, or<br />formed at the incident."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public HelitackCrew |
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"A crew of firefighters specially trained and certified in the tactical and<br />logistical use of helicopters for fire suppression."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public HyperspectralImagingSupportTeamCAP |
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"A CAP Hyperspectral Imaging Support Team provides specialized ground<br />support to analyze and interpret data provided by CAP ARCHER<br />Hyperspectral Imaging systems. ARCHER is an airborne reconnaissance<br />asset that is only available through the CAP at the request of Federal,<br />State, and local agencies being fielded in 2004.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public IceSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team locates and rescues individuals trapped under ice-capped water."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public IncidentManagementTeam |
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"A command team comprised of the Incident Commander (IC), appropriate<br />command, and general staff personnel assigned to an incident. (Source:<br />FIRESCOPE)"<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public IncidentManagementTeamAnimalProtection |
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"An Animal Protection Incident Management Team, when deployed, will<br />asses the emergency situation and determine the number of operational<br />strike teams that will be required for rescuing, transporting, and sheltering<br />of animals."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public IncidentManagementTeamFirefighting |
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"An Incident Management Team is an interagency organization under the<br />auspices of NWCG composed of the Incident Commander (IC) and<br />appropriate general and command staff personnel assigned to an incident,<br />trained and certified to the Type I level. Type I level personnel possess the<br />highest level of training available and are experienced in the management<br />of complex incidents."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public IndividualAssistanceDisasterAssessmentTeam |
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"An Individual Assistance Disaster Assessment Team is responsible for<br />providing expert assessments of the disaster situation pertaining to claims<br />for individual assistance and other programs."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public InteragencyBuyingTeamFirefighting |
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"The Interagency Wildland Fire Community supports a Buying Team. A<br />National Buying Team supports the procurement efforts through the local<br />administrative staff and is authorized to procure a wide range of services,<br />supplies, and land and equipment rentals. In addition, the buying team<br />leader has the responsibility of coordinating property accountability with the<br />supply unit leader."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public InternationalMedicalSurgicalResponseTeam |
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"An IMSuRT is a volunteer group of medical and non-medical individuals,<br />usually from the same State or region of a State, that has formed a<br />response team under the guidance of the NDMS and the State<br />Department, and whose personnel and equipment give it deployable<br />medical and surgical treatment capability, worldwide. It is the only NDMS<br />medical team with surgical operating room capability. Full team consists of<br />roughly 26 personnel, which is a mix of physicians, nurses, medical<br />technicians, and allied personnel."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementCanineTeamCadaver |
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"Patrol dogs trained to find and passively alert on decaying human tissues,<br />bones, and fluids."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementCanineTeamExplosive |
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"Patrol dogs trained to detect and passively alert on a variety of odors<br />indicating the presence of explosive devices."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementCanineTeamNarcotic |
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"Patrol dogs capable of finding and alerting on cocaine, marijuana,<br />methamphetamines, heroin, and their derivatives."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementCanineTeamPatrol |
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"Trained canine units providing law enforcement with a non-lethal means of<br />apprehending dangerous criminal offenders; detecting intruders and<br />alerting handlers to their presence; pursuing, attacking, and holding<br />criminal offenders who resist apprehension; searching and clearing<br />buildings and large open areas for criminals; tracking lost children or other<br />persons; detecting the presence of certain narcotics, explosives, and<br />tobacco products; locating deceased subjects, crime scenes, and minute<br />physical evidence; and providing a strong psychological deterrent to certain<br />types of criminal misconduct."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementDiveTeamEvidence |
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"Underwater teams used to recover evidence."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public LawEnforcementDiveTeamRecovery |
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"Underwater teams used to recover drowning victims and lost vessels."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ManagementSupportTeamNDMS |
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"An MST is a command and control team that provides support and liaison<br />functions for other NDMS teams in the field. MSTs are usually staffed by a<br />mix of Federal employees and are constituted on an ad-hoc, missionspecific<br />basis. An MST (perhaps as small as one or two individuals) always<br />accompanies an NDMS unit on a deployment."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public MineAndTunnelSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"A specially trained and equipped team that searches for, rescues, and/or<br />recovers individuals from working or abandoned mines and tunnels."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public MineRescueTeam |
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"Team locates and rescues individuals lost or trapped in active or<br />abandoned mine shafts or other belowground entrapments."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public MobileFieldForce |
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"Police units trained in handling large crowds and riot situations, including<br />specialized training in crowd dispersal, tactics, and special weapons."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public MountainSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team searches for and rescues people either above the timberline or in<br />high-angle areas below the timberline, which can include glacier, crevasse,<br />backcountry, alpine search and rescue, and other aspects of the<br />environment.."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public NationalStrikeForceUSCG |
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"The U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force was created in 1973 as a<br />Coast Guard special force under the National Contingency Plan (NCP/see<br />40 CFR 300.145) to respond to oil and hazardous chemical incidents. The<br />NSF consists of three interoperable regionally based Strike Teams:<br />Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific, and the Public Information Assist Team (PIAT).<br />The NSF supports USCG and EPA Federal On-Scene Coordinators<br />(FOSCs) to protect public health, welfare, and the environment. In recent<br />years, the capabilities have been expanded to include response to<br />weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents, as well as incident<br />management assistance."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public NationalUrbanSearchAndRescueIncidentSupportTeam |
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"ISTs are components of ERT-As that provide Federal, State, and local<br />officials with technical assistance in the acquisition and use of search andrescue resources through advice, Incident Command assistance,<br />management, and coordination of US&R task forces and obtaining logistic<br />support."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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public PublicSafetyDiveTeam |
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"Team assists with location and recovery of drowning victims, evidence in<br />criminal cases, and abandoned vehicles and provides safety divers for<br />special events"<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public RadioDirectionFindingTeam |
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"Teams use radio direction finding equipment to locate distress beacons<br />(such as emergency locator transmitters, emergency position indicating<br />radio beacons, and personal locator beacons). Beacons may be located in<br />remote or populated areas, as teams can expect to work in varied localities,<br />including airfields, marinas, and geographically secluded areas."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public RapidNeedsAssessmentRNATeam |
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"Team provides a rapid assessment capability immediately following a major<br />disaster or emergency. The RNA Team will collect and provide information<br />to determine requirements for critical resources needed to support<br />emergency response activities. The RNA Team is responsible for<br />assessing both overall impact of a disaster event and determining Federal<br />and/or State immediate response requirements."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ShelterManagementTeam |
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"Team provides managerial and operational support for a shelter during an<br />emergency. Responsibilities of the team may include all or some of the<br />following: operating the shelter; establishing security; ensuring the<br />availability of adequate care, food, sanitation, and first aid; selecting and<br />training personnel to perform operational tasks; monitoring contamination;<br />performing decontamination; establishing exposure control and monitoring;<br />monitoring overpressure and filtration systems; performing post-event<br />reconnaissance; and directing egress."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ShelteringTeamLargeAnimal |
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"An Animal Protection Large Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for a<br />minimum of 7 days and will be responsible for advising and supporting local<br />efforts in setting up a large animal shelter."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public ShelteringTeamSmallAnimal |
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"An Animal Protection Small Animal Sheltering Team will deploy for a<br />minimum of 7 days and will be responsible for advising and supporting local<br />efforts in setting up a small animal shelter."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public SpecialWeaponsAndTacticsTeam |
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"SWAT teams are specially trained to handle high-risk situations and<br />specialized tactical needs. Team members have advanced skills beyond<br />that of typical patrol officers."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public StrikeTeamLargeAnimalRescue |
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"An Animal Protection Large Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member<br />team capable of completing an average of one rescue every 30 minutes in<br />a suburban setting and one rescue every hour in rural settings."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public StrikeTeamSmallAnimalRescue |
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"An Animal Protection Small Animal Rescue Strike Team is a six-member<br />team capable of completing an average of one rescue every 30 minutes in<br />a suburban setting and one rescue every hour in rural settings."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public SwiftWaterSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team conducts surface search and rescue operations on waterways where the water is moving fast enough to produce sufficient force to present a life<br />and safety hazard to a person entering it."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public TransportTeamLargeAnimal |
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"An Animal Protection Large Animal Transport Team will deploy for a<br />minimum of 5 days and will be responsible for transporting large animals<br />from a disaster site. All required vehicles will accompany team."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public TransportTeamSmallAnimal |
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"An Animal Protection Large Animal Transport Team will deploy for a<br />minimum of 5 days and will be responsible for transporting small animals<br />from a disaster site. All required vehicles will accompany team."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public UrbanSearchAndRescueTaskForce |
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"Federal asset that conducts physical search and rescue in collapsed<br />buildings; provides emergency medical care to trapped victims; assesses<br />and controls gas, electrical services, and hazardous materials (HazMat);<br />and evaluates and stabilizes damaged structures."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public VeterinaryMedicalAssistanceTeamVMAT |
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"VMATs are volunteer teams of veterinarians, technicians, and support<br />personnel, usually from the same region, that have organized a response<br />team under the guidance of the American Veterinary Medical Association<br />and the NDMS, and whose personnel have specific training in responding<br />to animal casualties and/or animal disease outbreaks during a disaster.<br />They help assess medical needs of animals, and conduct animal disease<br />surveillance, hazard mitigation, biological and chemical terrorism surveillance,<br />and animal decontamination. Usually includes a mix of<br />veterinarians, veterinary technicians, support personnel, microbiologists,<br />epidemiologists, and veterinary pathologists."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public VolcanoSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team provides technical rescue, avalanche rescue, and other aspects of<br />mountain rescue services applicable for search and rescue operations in<br />and around the surface of a volcano."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public WaterPurificationTeam |
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"A water purification team is a specialized team designed to support the Emergency<br />Water Mission in support of the Federal Response Plan (FRP). Teams provide an<br />emergency supply of potable water, both bottled and bulk, to include procurement,<br />transportation, and distribution to impacted areas for usage by both the general<br />public and response personnel. FEMA, who is the lead agency under the FRP for<br />coordinating all Federal activities following a natural disaster or manmade<br />emergency, assigned the Department of Defense (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)<br />as the lead agency in support of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3 – Public<br />Works and Engineering, that includes tasking of emergency potable water. Team<br />members are fully trained and knowledgeable of water certification requirements<br />and daily consumption rates, the procurement process including the Advanced<br />Contracting Initiative (ACI) Water Contract, which is a supply and service contract<br />for procuring bottled and bulk water, transportation, security measures, distribution<br />processes, emergency management, and have previously worked with or able to<br />build rapport with State and local governments. Teams coordinate with FEMA,<br />State and local governments, and other ESF elements to scope the magnitude of<br />the water mission. After mission scoping, teams assist FEMA in writing the<br />mission assignment and tasks, estimating mission-funding requirements, and<br />assessing when all emergency needs have been met and the water mission can be<br />closed out. Emergency water teams are responsible for timely procurement and<br />delivery of potable water to all Staging Areas and distribution sites. Teams are<br />deployed on 30-day rotations, with 3 to 5-day transition periods, however, the<br />average water mission only lasts about 2 to 3 weeks. In events with warning, such<br />as hurricanes, emergency water teams are predeployed to the region and contract<br />for the delivery of a small amount of potable water to predesignated Staging Areas<br />so that water deliveries can begin immediately following the event. Following the<br />event, the teams focus on meeting all post-declaration water mission mandates<br />tasked by FEMA to ESF #3, including mass distribution at appropriate staging<br />areas."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public WaterSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team conducts surface and subsurface search and rescue operations in all-water<br />environments, including swift water and flood conditions. Water rescue teams<br />come with all team equipment required to safely and effectively conduct<br />operations. Water rescue teams can be assigned to special events to provide for<br />the safety of citizens."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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public WildernessSearchAndRescueTeam |
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"Team provides response search and rescue services, including all-weather search<br />and rescue of missing persons, search and rescue management capabilities,<br />trained ground search teams of all levels, technical rescue specialists, specialized<br />wilderness medical personnel, and safety and survival education."<br />Source: NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br />
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