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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare USAR team for mobilisation
   • Request for support is received and team leader is briefed by relevant personnel with roles and responsibilities confirmed
2. Organisations and/or agencies involved in the emergency incident are confirmed and liaison arrangements established, as required
3. Transport, welfare, communication and mobilisation plans are prepared and documented for USAR team deployment, in accordance with the emergency management arrangements and the policies and procedures of the state, territory or country requesting assistance
4. Risk management processes are utilised when developing transport, welfare and mobilisation plans
5. USAR team resources are organised and recorded in accordance with asset management principles and procedures used by the organisation
6. Reception and departure centre establishment plans are developed for receiving incoming emergency response teams, in accordance with organisational procedures
7. Financial considerations when deploying a USAR team are factored into the planning for mobilisation and deployment of resources
8. Reports and summaries are maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
9. Deployment notification processes are implemented, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the state, territory or country requesting USAR team
10. USAR team briefing is conducted using Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration/logistics, Command/control and Safety (SMEACS) format
11. Establish arrangements for mobilisation of USAR team
    • Reception and departure centre is established and incoming emergency response teams are processed and briefing paper for incoming team is prepared
12. USAR team reconnaissance and forward deployment capabilities are confirmed, in accordance with agreed USAR protocols
13. Plans are developed for initial USAR team operations
14. USAR team is briefed on situational and cultural sensitivities of the country or location to which they are being deployed
15. Develop plans to support USAR team ongoing arrangements
    • Communication plan is updated and documented
16. Media plan is prepared, implemented, managed and communicated to the USAR team, in accordance with organisational procedures
17. Evacuation plan is prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures
18. Demobilisation plan is prepared and documented, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Complete USAR team administration information
    • USAR information sources and relevant plans are identified
20. Information is collated in a form suitable for analysis, interpretation and distribution
21. Information system is used to store and retrieve information that will be used in USAR planning and decision making
22. Reports and team support information is prepared and distributed to appropriate personnel

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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