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The U.S. SAR
Task Force

 is a state and federally recognized rescue department created as a not-for-profit corporation to serve communities throughout the nation.

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Greetings & Welcome

It is with a sense of great pride and enthusiasm that we are pleased to present you with the United States Search and Rescue Task Force web site.   This web site is by no means a finished product, and will constantly be going through revisions, modifications and updates to keep our site relevant to the needs of the search and rescue and disaster response community, public safety agencies and, of course, the public that we work for! 

In line with our mission statement, this site will provide extensive educational information on search and rescue and disaster related topics.  You will find many, many topics including
subjects such as Terrorism, Survival at Sea, Tornadoes, Lyme Disease, Flooding, Family Disaster Planning, Animal Tracking and more!  In addition to our web site, we have hundreds of links to other related sites worldwide.

We are deeply committed to serving the community and the nation.  If you are interested in joining the United States Search and Rescue Task Force, please forward a request to us for information (currently we are only accepting applications from residents of the following areas of
Region 1:  Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York). There are many benefits to joining our Department.

If you represent an agency or department and are interested in a mutual-aid agreement with the Task Force, please forward a request to us for mutual-aid agreement information.  There are many benefits to having a mutual-aid agreement with our Department, the most important being additional resources to aid in serving the public and the life of victims in need!

For detailed in-depth information on the U.S. SAR Task Force and the services that we provide please feel free to extensively browse our site. For additional questions, you may forward an e-mail to us or call our headquarters.

So, thanks for visiting with us. We hope you will derive benefits from us and we look forward to “Working Together, So Others May Live!”

Sincerely,

Steven L. Labov, MEMS, CISM, MSO, CERT-3

Chief of Department

United States Search and Rescue Task Force

Wanted! –
Command Supervisors & Officers

CONTENTS

U.S. SAR Task Force

• The U.S. SAR Task Force
• U.S. SAR Task Force
  Chief & Senior Officers
• U.S. SAR Task Force Chief's Advisory Council
• Why Search & Rescue
• How You Can Assist the U.S. SAR Task Force
• Member Benefits
• Requirements To Join The Task Force
• Frequently Asked Questions by Prospective Personnel
• U.S.
  SAR Task Force Personnel Awards & Ribbons
• Picture Gallery
• Web
  Site Awards
  Gallery
• U.S. SAR Task Force
  Sponsors & Supporters

U.S. SAR Task
Force NEWS   

Apply For The Ranger's
Award of
Excellence!     

Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

• The
  C.E.R.T. Program
• F.E.M.A. C.E.R.T Training
• C.E.R.T
  Questions & Answers 
• C.E.R.T. Picture Gallery

Ranger Unit

• The
  Ranger Program
• Ranger Requirements

Disaster Medical Operations Unit

• Critical
  Incident Stress Management Team (C.I.S.M.)
• C.I.S.M. Training
• C.I.S.M. Picture Gallery

Special Services Unit

Reference & Education

• Animal
  Tracking
• Avalanches
• Blizzards
• Child Survival
  in the Wilderness Education  
• Children and Disasters,
  Terrorism & War     Coming Soon!
• Children's Education & Games
• Cold Water Survival
• Compass
  Basics
• Disaster Intensity Scales
• Dog
  Bite Safety
• Dogs in Search &
  Rescue
• Driving in Emergencies & Disasters
• Earthquakes
• Education and Training Classes
  Coming Soon!
• Family Disaster Planning
• Family Disaster Supplies
• Fire Safety at
  Home
• Flooding
• Glossary
  and Acronyms For Search & Rescue and Disaster Operations
• Heat
  Related Illnesses 
• Hurricanes
• Hypothermia
  and Cold Weather Injuries
• Landslides
• Links
• Lyme
  Disease
• Mapping (Driving) Directions (United States)
• Pets & Disasters
• Predicting
  Weather
• Ropes &
  Knots
• Survival at
  Sea
• Survival in the
  Wilderness
• Terrorism
• Thunderstorms
• Time
  Zone Conversion (worldwide – compare any 2 or more cities)
• Topographical (Topo) Map Basics
• Topographical (Topo) Maps (United States)
• Tornadoes
• Tsunamis
  
• Volcanoes 
  
• Weather
  Forecast (receive today's weather and a 10 day forecast for any place in the
  United States)
• Wildland
  Fires

Help Us Help Others!

Task Force Personnel Information Center
(Will
Not Highlight – Restricted Access)   

Holiday Safety Tips

Help Find Missing Children !
In Memoriam

The United
States Search and Rescue Task Force joins you in remembering the casualties of September 11, 2001.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.    While this is a time of mourning, we wish to express our gratitude to the people who risked their lives and put others first.  These people should be honored and remembered as the heroes they are.  We are especially proud to be affiliated with those that were there to help others.  To all emergency service personnel – you are in our hearts everyday and we thank you for all of your efforts.

Always Remember And Pass On To Future Generations
~
All Gave Some – But Some Gave All  ~

Click on the Twin
Towers picture above for extensive information on the World Trade Center Disaster.