HUSAR is the Toronto Heavy Urban Search and Rescue unit CAN-TF3 - an urban search and rescue unit able to respond to disaster situations at a city, provincial and national level, as well as offer international assistance.
CAN-TF3 is operated by Toronto Fire Services, in collaboration with Toronto Police Service and Toronto EMS created to deal with search and rescue operations in the City of Toronto.[1] This specialized unit was created following the September 11 attacks in New York City, United States and allows the city to deal with large-scale disasters. The unit can respond to situations outside of the city, and offer provincial, national, as well as international assistance.
The cities of Vancouver,[2] Calgary,[3] and the province of Manitoba, also currently have, or are developing, similar interoperable Heavy USAR capacity.[4]
Roles and responsibilities
- Search and Rescue
- Emergency Medical Services
- Planning & Technical Information
- Logistics
- Command
Equipment
Deployments
A list of major deployments of CAN-TF3:
See also
Other similar units
- Vancouver (CAN-TF1) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue[1]
- Calgary (CAN-TF2) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue[2]
- Manitoba (CAN-TF4) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue[3]
- Halifax (CAN-TF5) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue
References
- ^ "HUSAR". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
- ^ Harrington, Jeff (2015-05-02). "Vancouver's Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team disappointed it's not in Nepal". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Canada Task Force 2". Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR)" Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Public Safety Canada
- ^ "Enbridge fined in fatal 2003 explosion | CityNews". www.citytv.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.