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| UK USAR WEBSITE | |
UK USAR is provided as an information hub in support of the national USAR Capability within the United Kingdom. The capability is managed by the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) on behalf of the UK Government, represented by the department for Communities and Local Government (CLG). |
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| USAR National Capability | |
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The links on the left will take you to detailed information concerning USAR Operations including SOP documents, information about People and Training and details concerning the USAR Equipment and USAR Vehicles in use within the National USAR Capability. |
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| Rescue Operations | |
| In the UK, USAR Rescue Operations incorporates breeching and breaking, hot cutting and chainsaw operations and is documented with Standard Operating Procedures and other information. ..... more |
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| Shoring Operations | |
Shoring operations in the UK are based on the FEMA shoring systems from the United States and use both metal and timber shores. |
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| USAR Grant Funding |
| A Fire Service Circular (62/2007) now provides information on grant funding totaling £16.7million awarded to Fire and Rescue Authorities in relation to the New Dimension Programme. .....more |
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| Dean Farrar Street |
| Since they were formed in the wake of the September 11 World Trade Centre attacks,
London Fire Brigade’s USAR teams – which specialise in the location and rescue of
casualties trapped in confined spaces - have been deployed to a number of incidents. These include major crane collapses in Battersea and Croydon, a building collapse in Commercial Road, Whitechapel, and this building collapse in Dean Farrar Street. ..... more |
