This report covers two of the most dynamic years in the history of the organization and marks the re-birth of a Commonwealth wide response system. Buoyed by bipartisan and bi-cameral support, substantial advances have been made to prepare, equip, and enhance a Commonwealth Urban Search & Rescue Team that existed with insufficient attention and funding from the Commonwealth. The unanimous passage of HB843, now Act 113, solidifies our existence and codifies the requirement for a Type III – Urban Search & Rescue Task Force in the western portion of Pennsylvania.
The organization takes pride in its role as a catalyst, initiating long overdue attention, investment, and modernization of the stagnant and neglected Commonwealth Urban Search & Rescue System.
The team has invested countless hours assessing, categorizing, preparing, inventorying, and packaging response equipment; this work continues.
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