Urban Search and Rescue Team: Collapsed Structures

collapsed structures: The USAR team specializes in finding people trapped under collapsed structures, using specialized equipment as well has heavy equipment to dig through and shore up collapsed buildings, according to CTV. The team will stay in a self-contained encampment that will include all-season tents, water and food supplies, and a satellite communications system and Members of Manitobas Urban Search and Rescue team began a three-day, large-scale outdoor training operation near Brandon on Friday. The exercise involves more than 100 people and incorporates K-9 units and specialized search and rescue equipment like cameras and listening devices in a simulated building collapse. "Our team is one of only four in Canada, and I am proud that their hard work means they can be mobilized within hours and have the capacity to be self-sustaining for up to 10 days in any weather anywhere in the country," said Erna Braun, Minister of Labour and Immigration and the minister responsible for the Office of the Fire Commissioner. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.