| Many emergency response disciplines were involved in the FEMA-coordinated rescue and recovery efforts following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in September, 2005.Urban Search and Rescue, or USAR for short, is a discipline that came into the forefront of public awareness after the events of 9-11 exposed the need for specialized crews that could effectively rescue those trapped in collapsed structures made of reinforced concrete. Following those tragic events, many states received funding from… |
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