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Urban Search and Rescue Incident Support Team

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About This Position

The US&RIST: 1.Deploystosupplementthemanagementandapplicationofsearchandrescueresourcesinemergencyresponseoperations,incidents,orplannedevents requiringlarge-scalesearchandrescueoperations 2.Supportsalocal Incident Commander(IC),Unified Command,Incident Management Team(IMT),or Emergency Operations Center(EOC)inmanagingan incidentorevent 3.Plansfor,manages,andtrackstacticalresourcesthatthe Authority Having Jurisdiction(AHJ)andothersupportingorganizationsprovide 4.Performs Command,Operations,Planning,Logistics,Finance/Administration,Safety,Public Information,and Liaisonfunctionsastheincidentrequires,in supportofthe AHJ’sexistingresponseenterprise 5.Coordinateswith IMT(s),EOCpersonnel,AHJ,andagencyadministratorsregardingincidentmanagementobjectivesandsupport 6.Hasshort-teamandlong-teamconfigurations;long-teamconfigurationsincorporateadditionalpositionsandcapabilitiestomeetincidentneedsbasedon theresultsofacomplexityanalysisthatincludessuchfactorsasnumberofresources,areaofoperations,andcom

FEMA RTLT Standard

Urban Search and Rescue Incident Support Team

ID: 8-508-1266

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