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Light Search & Rescue Operations
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Search And Rescue - (SAR)
• Begins with a personal assessment– Family – Friends– Co-workers
• Two separate functions– Search– Rescue
Components of SAR
• Tools– Availability– Needs of the incident
• Rescuers– Trained personnel– Volunteers
• Time– GOLDEN DAY
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First 24-hour period following a disaster victims have an 80% chance of survival if rescued.
GOLDEN DAY
Equipment
• Crowbars• Auto jacks• Chain Saws• 2X4 & 4X4 Posts• Campers/Trailers• Motorcycles• Bicycles• Generators
Personnel Resources
• Neighborhood– Firefighters– Police– Nurse– MD– Plumbers– Contractors– Carpenters
• Workplace– Skills– Hobbies
• Military Experience– Heavy Equipment
SAR Goal
• Rescue the greatest number of people in the shortest amount of time.
• Rescue lightly trapped victims first.
Types of Occupancies
• Construction Types– Safety Considerations
• Use – Determine Risk– Occupant Load
• Create an Action Plan
Size-up - Continuous analysis of facts
• Time of Day• Day of Week• Occupancy Type• Weather
– Rescue complications
– Affect on victims & rescuers
Size-up - Construction Type
• Wood Framed• Masonry• Concrete Tilt-up• Steel (High-Rise)• Pre-1933
General Hazards
• Electrical
• Natural gas
• Water
• Hazardous Materials
• Biological Hazards
Structural Damage Categories
• LIGHT – Safe to enter and remain
• MODERATE – Hazardous to enter– Enter only to save lives
• HEAVY – Unsafe for CERT trained members to enter– Contact professional rescuers
Light Damage
• Superficial
• Cosmetics
• Fallen plaster
• Small cracks
• Primary damage to contents of structure
Moderate Damage
• Structural stability questionable
• Fractures greater than 1/4”
• Significant Tilting• Foundation
Movement or Displacement
Heavy Damage
Partial or total wall collapse
Ceiling failure Obvious structural
instability X-cracking
Partial or total wall collapse
Ceiling failure Obvious structural
instability X-cracking
X - CRACKING
• Questionable Stability
• Don’t enter
• Beware of the impact zone
Size-up Discussion
Single Family Home - Pre-1933
Foundation Movement– Not bolted down– Cripple wall failure
Utilities– Utility lines shear
when home moves off foundation
Porches– Attached parts of
homes will detach Moderate damage
expected