Topo Map Tips
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
KNOW THE TERRITORY - TIPS ON TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
When you are on a search and rescue mission, especially...
Wind Chill Chart
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Wind
Chill Index
Environmental Temperature °F
Calm
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Apparent Temperature °F
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20 MPH
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Critical Incident Stress Management Training
The Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training is sponsored throughout the year by the U.S. SAR Task Force at various locations in Pennsylvania, New...
Avalanches
Avalanches can happen wherever there is snow lying on ground of sufficient angle. Accidents in recent years in most mountain areas
Avalanches
Avalanches can happen wherever...
Landslides
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Damage To Homes By Landslides
WHAT ARE LANDSLIDES?
What Are Landslides?
Landslides are rock, earth, or debris flows on slopes due...
Earthquakes
One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible after effects. An earthquake is a sudden...
Driving In Emergencies and Disasters
Disaster driving! In times of emergency, people often react incorrectly, either staying with or abandoning their cars at the wrong time. This mistake, can...
About Fingerprints
Fingerprints form before birth and, except for cuts resulting in permanent scars and diseases such as leprosy, remain unchanged until the body decomposes after...
Ranger’s Awards
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Welcome to the United States Search and Rescue Task Force Awards Center!
The U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force...
Child Survival – Lost in the Woods
Child Survival Education
Child Survival
This Child Survival program is presented to students, cubs scouts, boy scouts, girl scouts, guides, parents and interest groups across...
