FEMA's USAR Task Force Deployments: Implications for The Management of Emergency Response

FEMA 的 USAR 特遣部队部署：对应急响应管理的影响

• 批准号: 0324305
• 负责人: Benigno Aguirre
• 金额: $ 29.78万
• 依托单位: University of Delaware
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0324305&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FEMA; USAR; Task; Force; Deployments

FEMA's USAR Task Force Deployments: Implications for The Management ofEmergency ResponseThe Urban Search and Rescue taskforces (USAR) sponsored by FEMA are akey component of the federal emergency response system. This studyexamines the a. extent to which these taskforces are impacted by knownproblems at search and rescue (SAR) operations, as well as the solutionsthey have developed to these problems, and b. their interaction with lawenforcement agencies, in what has become a critical factor in theconduct of present day SAR operations. Specifically, the researchanalyzes the relationships among FEMA USAR taskforces and supportpersonnel, DoD support personnel, local agencies and state emergencymanagement offices, other state and regional agencies present duringmajor deployments, law enforcement agencies (FBI, local and statepolice), and volunteers. It also looks at the operation of the emergencymedical system (EMS) during USAR deployments, particularly the securingand routing of injured persons and their transportation to medicalfacilities. The study identifies areas of cooperation and conflictamong these social actors, and changes in SAR operations and theirimpact on organizational culture, information, training, and purpose. It also develops an inclusive description of the types of collectiveactors that are present during USAR deployments.Focus groups from ten USAR taskforces and approximately 100 in-depthinterviews with representatives from other agencies and groups thatparticipated in nine USAR national deployment sites are done to developa useful blueprint for local, state, and federal agencies and privateorganizations to follow during participation in SAR operations. Theintent is to improve the effectiveness of disaster responses andcontribute to the social science understanding of the emergentmulti-organizational SAR system as a form of organized, adaptive crisisresponse activity.

FEMA的USAR特别工作组部署：对应急响应管理的影响由FEMA发起的城市搜索和救援特别工作组（USAR）是联邦应急响应系统的关键组成部分。本研究探讨了A.这些工作队在多大程度上受到搜索和救援（SAR）行动中已知问题的影响，以及他们针对这些问题开发的解决方案，以及B.他们与执法机构的互动，已经成为当今搜救行动的一个关键因素。具体而言，研究分析了FEMA USAR工作组和支持人员，国防部支持人员，地方机构和州应急管理办公室，其他州和地区机构在重大部署期间，执法机构（联邦调查局，地方和州警察）和志愿者之间的关系。它还着眼于USAR部署期间紧急医疗系统（EMS）的运作，特别是受伤人员的安全和路线以及他们到医疗设施的运输。 该研究确定了这些社会行为者之间的合作和冲突领域，以及SAR操作的变化及其对组织文化，信息，培训和目的的影响。它还开发了一个包容性的描述，在USAR部署过程中出现的collectiveactors的类型。来自10个USAR工作组的焦点小组和大约100个深入采访来自其他机构和团体的代表参加了9个USAR国家部署地点，为地方，州和联邦机构和私人组织制定了一个有用的蓝图，以遵循在参与SAR操作。其目的是提高灾害响应的有效性，并有助于社会科学对紧急多组织SAR系统作为一种有组织的、自适应的危机响应活动的理解。