USNORTHCOM Search and Rescue (SAR)

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1 USNORTHCOM Search and Rescue (SAR) Lt Col Mike Paulus Mr. Paul Vanderweide NC/J35 PR and SAR Branch 1

2 USNC SAR Responsibilities SECDEF designated CDRUSNORTHCOM as the Federal Inland SAR Coordinator for the contiguous 48 states (Langley Search & Rescue Region (SRR)) and Alaska (Elmendorf SRR). CDRUSNORTHCOM serves as DOD lead in the USNORTHCOM AOR for matters pertaining to planning and operation of ESF#9 (DODI Sep 26, 2011) USNORTHCOM has additional Civil Support SAR responsibility/authorities. SAR may be requested outside of normal DSCA channels 2

3 SAR Coordinator The SAR Coordinator is the federal person or agency with overall responsibility for establishing and providing civil SAR Services for a U.S. SAR Region Develop SAR policy Establish, staff, equip & manage the SAR system Provide appropriate legal and funding support Establish RCCs and RSCs Provide or arrange for SAR facilities and SAR resources Coordinate SAR training and exercises SAR case suspension authority or delegation of authority (Vol II, IAMSAR Manual) Summary: Provide or arrange for SAR services for persons in potential or actual distress 3

4 Emergency Support Function 9 ESF Coordinator: Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) Primary Agencies: Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) Department of Homeland Security (U.S. Coast Guard) Dept. of the Interior (National Park Service) Department of Defense (USNORTHCOM except for Pacific) Purpose: Support Agencies: Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of Transportation National Aeronautics and Space Administration U.S. Agency for International Development ESF-9 deploys Federal SAR resources to provide lifesaving assistance to local, state, tribal, and territorial authorities, including local SAR Coordinators and Mission Coordinators, when there is an actual or anticipated request for Federal SAR assistance 4

5 Search and Rescue SAR covers the full spectrum -- From a lost hiker through a Complex Catastrophe 5

6 SAR Services IAW NSP Maritime SAR (water environment) Aeronautical (overdue, missing aircraft & SAR IVO airports) Land SAR (remote areas, swift water, caves, mountains) Collapsed Structure/US&R (including Military support of US&R) Utilization of specialized personnel, resources, & equipment Provision of initial assistance at or near the scene of distress (medical assistance, medical evacuation, food, shelter etc.) Delivery of survivors to a place of safety Mass Rescue Ops Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue (CISAR) ISO ESF#9 SAR is not just a helicopter with a hoist DOD can be called to provide, arrange, or support any SAR Services 7

7 Ways to get Federal / DOD SAR Support Civil Authority Direct to a DOD Official (i.e., Help Sheriff s Office find a missing hiker) Civil Authority Direct to a Rescue Coordination Center (RCC will coordinate SAR Services) Civil Authority Submit Written Request with Commitment to Reimburse Less Time More Time 8

8 Expedited Positioning of Resources The Mission Assignment process is not timely/agile enough for SAR although requirement still exists to capture activities For 2017 Hurricanes SECDEF gave and CDR USNORTHCOM authority to deploy life-saving and life-sustaining capabilities This is SAR Services Requires State request and integration prior to employment Services and NGB are still encouraged to deploy under Service authority and State authority Must report to AFNORTH what assets deployed, authority deployed under (Service/State, EMAC, IRA, etc.), what requirement they are supporting, what C2 structure they are operating aligned to, operating base, operating area and to get coordinated safety/search action plan 10

9 You are not alone Fed/SAR Planner SME Support State/Regional SAR Workshops & Plans SAR Practitioner & Orientation Training Dual Status Commander (DSC) Joint Enabling Capability (JEC) SAR Expertise Points of Contact Lt Col Mike SPAM Paulus NCJ35 PR/SAR DSN: Mr. Paul V10 Vanderweide DSN: Mr. Pat Merrigan NCJ36 DOMOPS DSN: Lt Col Alex Lang AKRCC Director DSN Lt Col Clayton Niles Schaefer AFNORTH PR/SAR DSN: Mr. Dave Duster Fennell DSN: LTC Eric Hanes USNORTHCOM JPRC Director DSN: Lt Col Evan Wall-E Gardner AFRCC/CC DSN:

10 USNORTHCOM PR-SAR We re committed to your success Questions??? 12

11 Three Components of Response Organizational C2 Gathering Resources Incident Management 13

12 Immediate Response Authority Requests DOD officials may provide an immediate response by employing resources to: save lives, prevent human suffering, mitigate great property damage (DoDD p.4) Expanded guidance for utilization of Immediate Response Authority for DSCA in Complex Catastrophes (Policy Memo Dec 2013) Federal departments provide immediate lifesaving agreements under their own authorities/funding, under reciprocal mutual assistance agreements, no requirement for Stafford Act declaration (NRF May 13, p. 29) DOD responded with immediate SAR assistance during Colorado floods

13 RCC-Coordinated SAR Services SAR Regions have an associated Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) established by the appropriate SAR Coordinator (CISAR Addendum, p. 18) RCCs perform the SAR Mission Coordinator function to coordinate response to an actual or apparent distress situation (CISAR Addendum, p. 18) When appropriate for lifesaving, Federal agencies that conduct SAR operations generally have authority to respond immediately 15

14 CJCS DSCA EXORD Capabilities Categories of DSCA Response Forces There are four categories of DSCA response forces. (The composition of Category 1, 2, 3, & 4 Response Forces are discussed in the current and the following four slides). CAT 1 Assigned and Allocated Forces All assigned and allocated Forces (incl. CBRN) Joint Personnel Recovery Center (JPRC) <24hr Deploy Days

15 CJCS DSCA EXORD Capabilities CAT 2 Pre-Identified Resources (24hr source + 24hr PTDO) 4 utility med/hvy lift helicopters or tilt-rotor AC w/ C2, spt pers/equip 14 utility light/med lift helos or tilt-rotor AC (SAR w/hoist) w/ C2, spt pers/equip Aerial SAR Package: 3 SAR dedicated helos or tilt-rotor assets capable of air-to-air refueling, NVG, rescue hoist and FLIR equipped 2 fixed wing aircraft for air-to-air refueling, NVG and FLIR Ops 2 para rescue teams capable of FW/RW insertion of SAR team and equipment One Incident Awareness & Assessment (IAA) aircraft 24hr Source 24hr PTDO Deploy to AO Days