The INSARAG Search and Rescue Directory provides an overview of INSARAG member countries and
their Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams.
USAR Team Details
| Team Name |
ERT Search & Rescue |
| Accronym |
ERT SAR |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Team Type |
NGO |
| INSARAG Classification |
No IEC or national classification |
| Recognition |
|
| INSARAG Guidelines Trained |
Yes |
| Self Sufficiency |
Yes |
| Search Component |
Yes |
| Rescue Component |
Yes |
| Medical Component |
Yes |
| OSOCC Liaison |
Yes |
| Number of Personnel |
40-60 |
| Structure |
Operational Search & Rescue Team comprising of component:
Team Leader
Search
Rescue
Safety
Medic
Tech Rescue / Specialist
(All cross trained to perform other functions such as Coordination / UN
OSOOC / RDC / Logistics, BoO Management, etc.) |
| Foundation Year |
2002 |
| Website |
http://www.ert-sar.org.uk |
| Focal Point Policy |
Gary Foo
SAR Chief
ERT Search & Rescue
ERT SAR, Greenlands, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 3AU UK
Phone: +44 (0)8432 891 478
Fax: +4487123 66 346
Email: gfooert-sar.org.uk |
| Focal Point Operations |
Gary Foo
SAR Chief
ERT Search & Rescue
ERT SAR, Greenlands, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 3AU UK
Phone: +44 (0)8432 891 478
Fax: +4487123 66 346
Email: gfooert-sar.org.uk
Dr Rocco Lombardi MD, MSc, BSc(Hon), PGDipAeroRT, CCFP(EM)
Executive Officer
Email: XO ert-sar.com |
| Last Update |
21-May-2013 |
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The USAR team has responded to the following emergencies
| Emergency |
# Personnel |
Duration |
Comment |
| Hurricane Sandy, 2012, Dec |
10 |
8 |
Responded to Staten Island, New York. (Over 17 million people affected by Hurricane Sandy) Under the coordination of The Federal Government (Department of State) and the New York Governors Office. Deployed in a USAR / Medical / Relief Capacity working t
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