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(US&R)
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The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System) provides funding to ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement (vehicle and equipment) and storage and maintenance for the 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to assist state and local governments, tribes and territories to conduct around-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following a major disaster or emergency declared under the Stafford Act (e.g., earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, aircraft accidents, hazardous materials spills and catastrophic structure collapses). When deployed, these task forces support State and local emergency responders' efforts by leading the U.S. response to natural and man-made incidents, conducting mass search and rescue operations in the immediate aftermath of and incident, and assisting with stabilization and restoration of community lifelines immediately following an incident. This program supports DHS Goal 5: Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, Objective 5.2: “Respond During Incidents” as provided in the DHS Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2020-2024. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf. This program also supports Goal 3 of the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan: Promote and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation, https://www.fema.gov/about/strategic-plan. The objective of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide for the sustainment and readiness of the System and local jurisdictions, through the funding of administration and management, training, equipment, and storage and maintenance. Performance Measures Performance will be evaluated annually through the FEMA US&R Annual Self-Evaluation; the Self-Evaluation results will be validated triennially through the FEMA US&R Administrative Readiness Evaluation (ARE). Factors to be evaluated: Operations • Complement of Rostered Task Force Members • Complement of Trained Task Force Members • Complement of Deployable Task Force Members • Complement of Deployable Canine Search Specialist Teams • Members Participating in Annual Training and Exercises • Members Participating in Training/Drill Sessions Logistics • Complement of Cache Equipment Items • Adequacy of Transportation Resources • Cache Mobilization – Training/Exercise
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To develop, maintain, deploy and support the National Urban Search and Rescue resources on-scene to locate, provide initial medical treatment, and extricate victims of incidents requiring specialized search and rescue operations while simultaneously enhancing the US&R response capabilities of State and local governments. Developed, maintained, deployed, coordinated, and supported National Urban Search and Rescue resources on-scene to locate, provide initial medical treatment, and extricate victims of incidents requiring specialized search and rescue operations while simultaneously enhancing the US&R response capabilities of State and local governments.
Develop, maintain, deploy, coordinate, and support National Urban Search and Rescue resources on-scene to locate, provide initial medical treatment, and extricate victims of incidents requiring specialized search and rescue operations while simultaneously enhancing the US&R response capabilities of State and local governments.
To develop, maintain, deploy and support the National Urban Search and Rescue resources on-scene to locate, provide initial medical treatment, and extricate victims of incidents requiring specialized search and rescue operations while simultaneously enhancing the US&R response capabilities of State and local governments.
. Funding levels continued to support ongoing, annual programmatic activities for the 28 FEMA-designated US&R task forces. Additionally, emphasis was focused on increasing communications capability and the re-capitalization and replacement of other obsolete or end of useful life expectancy cache equipment assets across the System. US&R task forces were activated and deployed in response to tropical cyclones Barry and Dorian. Several task forces participated in the FEMA Shaken Fury Exercise, notably with interaction from several interagency US&R and international US&R agencies.
FEMA US&R responded to eight disasters including the Puerto Rico Earthquake, Tropical Cyclones Douglas, Marco/Laura, Sally, Beta, Delta and Zeta, and the Oregon Wildfires. US&R deployed eight NIMS Type 1 US&R Task Forces, nine NIMS Type 3 US&R Task Forces, nine NIMS Type 4 US&R Resources with Swift Water, and 15 other types including Mission Ready Package – Water Rescue and Hazardous Materials Equipment Push Packages. The 28 US&R task forces also maintained the minimum training requirements, professional qualifications and certifications. Each also continued to recapitalize their aging equipment and maintained their respective equipment caches as required, assuring operational readiness. They also maintained their warehouse and training facilities in order to perform day to day activities and meet their training and exercise requirements.
A FEMA Urban Search & Rescue resource will arrive on scene within 16 hours of notification for no-notice events within the Contiguous United States from the time a request is received from the Authority Having Jurisdiction. In FY 2021 - All 28 task forces continued to meet their readiness requirements in the areas of Operations, Logistics, and Program Management. The System delivered 99 Training courses, certified 82 Canine Search Teams, conducted six full-scale exercises, and updated the distance learning computer-based training modules. In addition, 100% of the task forces met their 16-hour arrival goal in FY22.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement funding to ensure all administrative requirements as stated in the FY22 Statement of Work were met.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement funding to pay the salaries and benefits of their full-time, part-time and casual (ad hoc) staff.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement funding to pay their warehouse leases, utilities, contracts, etc.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement funding to ensure members meet the minimum training and certification requirements.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement funding to procure equipment as listed on the FEMA US&R Equipment Cache List.
• System task forces used cooperative agreement and supplemental funding to replace their obsolete SCBA back frame assemblies and multi-threat hazmat suits.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
