Description
This publication has been printed by rescueDIRECT, Inc. with the permission of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is being made available at our cost as a public service to Federal, State and Regional US&R and Technical Rescue Teams. Copies of this FOG may not be sold for profit by any subsequent purchasers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Operations Guide (FOG) has been prepared to guide Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) personnel to perform Federal disaster response operations during major disasters or emergencies. The pocket guide details such items as structural collapse patterns, hazard identification and building monitoring, rapid assessment of buildings, building triage and marking systems, advance shoring and shoring calculations. The Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) organizational module of the FOG is designed to provide an overview of the essential USAR functions at incidents where technical rescue expertise and equipment are required for safe and effective rescue operations. These incidents can be caused by a variety of natural events (i.e., earthquakes, floods, tornados, or hurricanes) that cause widespread damage to a variety of structures, mass transportation accidents with multiple victims, or single site events such as excavation collapse or confined space rescue operations involving only a few victims. The DHS/FEMA US&R Field Operations Guide (FOG) has been developed to support response resources during training and on missions. The FOG is a compilation and summary of important strategic and tactical information, developed procedures, and reference material.
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This publication has been printed by rescueDIRECT, Inc. with the permission of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is being made available at our cost as a public service to Federal, State and Regional US&R and Technical Rescue Teams. Copies of this FOG may not be sold for profit by any subsequent purchasers.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Operations Guide (FOG) has been prepared to guide Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) personnel to perform Federal disaster response operations during major disasters or emergencies. The pocket guide details such items as structural collapse patterns, hazard identification and building monitoring, rapid assessment of buildings, building triage and marking systems, advance shoring and shoring calculations.
The Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) organizational module of the FOG is designed to provide an overview of the essential USAR functions at incidents where technical rescue expertise and equipment are required for safe and effective rescue operations. These incidents can be caused by a variety of natural events (i.e., earthquakes, floods, tornados, or hurricanes) that cause widespread damage to a variety of structures, mass transportation accidents with multiple victims, or single site events such as excavation collapse or confined space rescue operations involving only a few victims.
The DHS/FEMA US&R Field Operations Guide (FOG) has been developed to support response resources during training and on missions. The FOG is a compilation and summary of important strategic and tactical information, developed procedures, and reference material.
- nfpa-certified:
- N/A
- Item Status:
- Active
- Manufacturer Part Number:
- 52114
- Country of Manufacture:
- US