Teams are responding to the Disaster in the Gulf Coast area with water rescue teams, communications and K9's
Formed in 1985 Rescue International (RI) is a nonprofit association of people, response teams and companies that provide special search, rescue, and recovery services and products to requesting agencies free of charge. RI's educational programs are based on a foundation of experienced instructors teaching students skills and providing information derived from hands on experience and supported with a written program guide and/or manual. RI has a number of Search and Rescue Training Programs available. RI's canine programs will help train SAR Canine handlers and their dog to reach a minimum Canine Training Standard for each area of operational ability.
Based in Stroudsburg, PA., RI members have responded to many of the major disasters in the past 16 years, including the 1987 Bridgeport, CT - Apartment Building Collapse, 1988 Earthquake in Armenia USSR, Hurricanes Hugo-Andrew-Opal, 1999 flooding in Boundbrook, NJ, World Trade Center Disaster Recovery Operations and many regional rescues.
RI's Director of Operations, has been active in Search & Rescue for over 30 years. He has participated in hundreds of SAR operations, including many major disasters world wide and has helped to guide the development of RI's structure for response to major incidents and educational programs, based on his many years of experience.
RI's Rescue Data Base maintains a list of specialized resources. Most resources are available free of charge and are provided by the agency or manufacturer as a public service under a sponsorship agreement with RI.
Some of RI's in house or member resources and equipment:
Response of these resources to an emergency or specialized rescue can generally be within a two-four hour time period depending on the area, resource requested and transportation needs.
World Trade Center Operations
Canine Recovery Task Force
Rescue International provided the organizational and overhead operations for a Canine Recovery Task Force of recovery dogs and their volunteer handlers and support personnel. These specialty trained teams were being brought in from across the country to assist the NYPD with locating the thousands of missing victims and our fallen brothers as a result of the WTC attack.
This Task Force was formed from teams and volunteers from law enforcement and the Search and Rescue community and had been in operation 24/7 from September 16 2001 at the Staten Island recovery site. Operations were concluded AT 14:00 HRS ON SATURDAY 9-29-01 AS A NEW AUTOMATED system was being put into place.
CRTF After action report
WTC.
Your donations are still needed to support the Task Force for
future responses
DONATIONS CLICK
HERE.
SOME OF OUR OLD AND NEW SPONSORS HELPING
SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS
Nextel Communications Equipment and services
HOME DEPOT
ICOM America Two-Way Radio
JPS Interoperability Systems
MSV - Satellite
Communications for command operations and family contact needs (an old
friend that came thru again)
ARCH Wireless - Two-Way Pagers to support command and team members (TJ and his staff made it happen over night)
ZODI - Portable Hot Water products for washing the canines (what can you say but HOT WATER! thanks)
Eltron ID Card Printers, Polaroid
Software systems and their dealer network for providing ID equipment. ( A big
moral boost Thanks Tom, Larry and Pat from Tempo Systems for all the
help)
Ruff Wear for all there support and K9
gear
Reinhart Dodge in Stroudsburg, PA - Loaner Van Thanks Bill again you help.
OUR THANKS TO THE STROUDSBURG, PA HOME DEPOT AND SEARS
FOR THE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THEY DONATED
AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE AND COMPANIES THAT HAVE HELPED DURING THE WTC AND
KATRINA RESPONSES
AirTran Airways for there continuing support getting our team members around the country to fill requests for special trained canines.
US Air Ways for help with sending K9 teams for the Natalee Holloway Search in Aruba
ISI and MCI for data services in Gulf Coast
Some Related Links To Look At
National Association for Search and Rescue HQ's
Search and Rescue Council of New Jersey Home Page
www.thesrstore.com K9 SAR items
www.ruffwear.com K9 Items