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National Search And Rescue Committee

The National Search and Rescue Committee is a federal-level committee formed to coordinate civil search and rescue (SAR) matters of interagency interest within the United States.

Suite 3106 * 2100 2nd Street SW * Washington DC 20593-0001
Phone: (202) 372-2090 * Facsimile: (202) 372-2912 *
Email NSARC Secretariat here

NSARC Member Agencies

DOD	Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD); Defense POW/MISSING Personnel Office	U. S. Air Force USAF Rescue Coordination Center
DOC	Department of Commerce	National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA SARSAT
DOT	Department of Transportation	FAA
DOI	Department of Interior	National Park Service U.S. Geological Survey
DHS	Dept of Homeland Security Assistant Commandant for Response Policy / Office of Search and Rescue	U. S. Coast Guard USCG Search and Rescue Program FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
FCC	Federal Communications Commission	FCC
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA SAR Mission Home Page

NSARC Activities

NSARC Meeting Minutes

NSARC Commercial Emergency Notification and Locating Device (CENALD) Working Group

United States SAR Publications
    U.S. National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC) Interagency Agreement - 2007
    National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States - 2007
    U.S. National Search and Rescue Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual

Catastrophic Incident SAR
    Catastrophic Incident SAR Addendum (Version 3.0)
    Emergency Support Function #9 (February 2011)
    USCG Incident Management Handbook (August 2006)
    FEMA Documents and Links
        National Preparedness Goal (First Edition) September, 2011
        National Preparedness System (November, 2011)
        National Response Framework Resource Center
        National Response Framework (January 2008)
        National Response Framework Overview (January 2008)
        Catastrophic Incident Annex
        National Incident Management System (NIMS)
        National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) Version 1.4
        Joint Field Office Aviation Branch Operations Manual (September 9, 2009)
        FEMA National Incident Support Manual (February 2001)
        FEMA Incident Action Planning Guide (January 2012)
        National Urban Search and Rescue Response (SAR) System
        FEMA Training Website
        FEMA Urban SAR Website

Mass Rescue Operations
    Coast Guard Passenger Vessel Safety Program
    USCG MRO Planning Guidance
    National SAR Supplement on Mass Rescue Operations
    International Maritime Organization (IMO) Guidance Documents
    Alaska Maritime Mass Rescue Operations Job Aids
    Guide to Recovery Techniques

Maritime SAR
U.S. Coast Guard Addendum to the United States National SAR Supplement

Land SAR
    Inland SAR School
    Land SAR Addendum
    A Simple Guide to Conducting Ground Search and Rescue Detection Experiments (VOL I)
    A Simple Guide to Conducting Ground Search and Rescue Detection Experiments (VOL II)
    Integrated Detection Experiment Assistant
    Sweep Width Estimation for Ground Search and Rescue
    Compatibility of Land SAR Procedures with Search Theory
    A Method of Determining Effective Sweep Widths for Land Searches; Procedures for Conducting
        Detection Experiments
    Australian Land SAR Manual
    Good Samaritan Laws for Every State

International SAR
    Australian National Search and Rescue Manual
    IMO's Global SAR Plan
    Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practices as applied to migrants and refugees
    United Kingdom, Department of Transport, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Search and Rescue
    Canadian National Search and Rescue Manual
    Irish Coast Guard, Irish National Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Framework
    International Manual for Aircraft Coordinator
    Amendments to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR)
    Guide for Cold Water Survival
    Maritime SAR Regions

Other Information

SAR Magazines

Civil Air Patrol Organization and Capabilities PowerPoint Presentation

Ditching Your Aircraft & Water Survival PowerPoint Presentation

SAR Responder Risk Management

Geo-referencing Info for SAR Responders

DOD Directives on Civil SAR

Correspondence Work Group (Access Restricted)

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