Rhode Island Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1

Rhode Island Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1 RITF1 is the State of Rhode Island's Urban Search and Rescue team capable of responding to a wide range of natural or man-made disasters.

This Task Force is a volunteer Urban Search And Rescue Team that is authorized by the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. The team is capable of responding to terrorists incidents involving explosives as well as structural collapses caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, air crashes, and other natural or man-made disasters.

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279 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI
02857

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Urban search and rescue refers to the search and rescue activities in and around collapsed buildings, particularly the collapse of large reinforced concrete structures. USAR teams consist of specially trained teams of search and rescue personnel, including canine teams, searchers with sophisticated search cams and listening devices, engineers trained to assess structural stability, highly trained rescue personnel, concrete breaching equipment, and doctors trained in treating those caught in a collapse.

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