#unit 5a

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Jonah Hill’s New York City condo

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Mystery of ‘decades-old’ plane wreck in Canadian backcountry solved

Police were stumped when ‘crashed’ plane was found in British Columbia, but it was placed there last summer for rescue training

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When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew

FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters, and it has another 80 that look for human remains. And they are t

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FEMA P-154: Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards

On-demand training for FEMA P-154 presented in 9 modules, developed by ATC under the National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP

Free on-demand training of FEMA P-154 is now available. Completion of this training is useful for NETs to inform safe Search and Rescue operations, but does not qualify anyone to determine whether or not a building is habitable. That task is left to licensed professionals, even after a disaster.

Supporting documents are here.

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Project Lifesaver is the trusted and proven most effective program dedicated to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive conditions that cause the life-threatening behavior of wandering.

The nearest agency using this system is Washington County Sheriff’s Department (as of 2023.01.24).

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POV your ITL wants you to do S&R in this URM ASAP following a CSZ EQ.

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Cyborg Cockroaches With Solar-Powered Backpacks Could Deploy in Disaster Zones

The cockroaches might be used in search and rescue missions or for environmental monitoring in the future.

It's never cyber-puppies. Why does it always have to be roaches and rats?

Thanks to Roger Wirt for the link.

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Over the last decade, a staggering 99% of people needing Search and Rescue (SAR) assistance in Oregon lived outside the county where they were rescued -- underscoring that people exploring the state may be inexperienced, unprepared or exploring unfamiliar terrain when heading out to adventure.