Family Disaster Planning
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you...
Ropes & Knots
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Ropes
A rope is an indispensable lifeline for a climber, rescuer, etc. It is one of the few elements...
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...
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...
Tornadoes
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
One of the most destructive natural phenomena, tornadoes are swirling winds that spin at phenomenal speeds of up...
Family Disaster Supplies
Disasters happen anytime and anywhere. And when disaster strikes, you may not have much time to respond. A highway spill or hazardous material could...
Hurricanes
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Picture of Hurricane From Space - Note The "Eye" In The Center
What is a Hurricane?
Hurricanes are high speed...
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of ticks that are infected with Borreli burgdorferi. On the Pacific Coast, the bacteria are transmitted to...
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...
Pets and Disasters
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Our pets enrich our lives in more ways than we can count. In turn, they depend on us...
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