The Origin of Miami Dade’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Program
Disaster Recovery Roundtable
English - September 10, 2021 19:11 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsCareers Business News Business News disasterpreparedness disasterrecovery disasterresponse hurricane mitigation naturaldisasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Recent disasters this summer including the devastating condominium collapse in north Miami, the Haiti Earthquake, deadly floods in central Tennessee and Hurricane Ida’s impact in the Gulf Coast and Northeast have demonstrated the crucial role of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams. In this episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable, we discuss the origins of Miami-Dade’s USAR program and how it led to the national program we have today.