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- Video From K9 Evaluation
- Regional Response Coordinater
- New Training Schedule
- ID's have been printed
- Joining RIUSAR
- Members Receive FEMA Cert.
- K9 Team Award
News and Information
Training Schedule has been posted
The 2010 training schedule has been posted under the team calendar link. It includes 1 session per month. In addition there will be a couple larger scale traiing events that will be posted when information becomes available.
New Regional Response Coordinater
Marc Pappas has been assigned as the new Regional Response Coordinator at RIEMA. Mr. Pappas is assigned to the Scituate cache.
New Mou / MOA
The new ( 2009-2011 ) Memorandum of Understanding and Memorandum of Agreement are available in the members section. Membes are urged to download and complete these documents to ensure all of our members are deployable. Any questions can be forwarded through the contact page.
ID Cards and Name Badges
ID cards have been printed for members who have returned MOU/MOA and are available at the cache. Please see any command staff member before obtaining. Also, The name badge order is in, John Guyer is handling distribution.
2 More Members Cerftified by FEMA
Congratulations to Al Oulette and David Cinq-Mars for completeing thier FEMA Logistics Specialist certification during a recent training session they attended in Ocala, Florida.
K9 Team Recieves Award
RIEMA
On December 5 and 6, 2009 six K-9 teams from the Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue Team responded to the Lakehurst Navel Air Station in Lakehurst New Jersey to participate in the Canine Disaster Type I and Type II certification tests. The Type I Canine Evaluation is the highest certification a canine team can achieve under the State Urban Search and Rescue (SUSAR) System. The Type II Canine Evaluation is the second highest certification a canine team can achieve. Both tests are designed to show the teams ability to search and locate multiple live victims who are buried or trapped under rubble from a concrete structural collapse. The Type I certification is valid for three years and the Type II evaluation is valid for two years.
Two of Rhode Island’s canine teams took and passed the Type I evaluation which is their first for the RI USAR Team. Two additional canine teams successfully passed their Type II evaluation and one other canine team successfully passed their Type II Human Remains Detection evaluation.
One of Rhode Islands newest USAR canine teams successfully passed all but one element of their Type II Evaluation and will be re-tested in that element only in the near future. The test was conducted in some of the worst weather possible as the canine teams experienced near freezing temperatures, rain, sleet, wind, and snow for the entire first day of their tests.
The success of these canine teams is the result of years of dedicated and consistent training as well as personal sacrifice and perseverance.
Below is the list of certified teams:
Matthew Zarrella and Canine Eva Type l Live Person
Michael Reis and Canine Ashley Type l Live Person
Bob St. Martin and Canine Roxy Type ll Live Person
Michael LeClair and Canine Rudi Type ll Live Person
Jennifer Anderson and Canine Asa Type ll Human Remains Detection
Member Applications
Any person interested in becoming a member or RIUSAR should download, print, and complete ALL sections of the application and mail to the following address.
RIUSAR Task Force Inc.
279 Danielson Pike
Scituate, RI 02857-1907
You will be contacted if or when your application has been processed and approved.