Urban Search and Rescue

1. “GUIDELINES ON THE PHILIPPINE
URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE (USAR)
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROCESS”
MEMORANDUM NO. 112 s 2021 dated 04 Oct 2021
REGIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - NORTHERN MINDANAO

2. REFERENCES

3. RATIONALE
• RA 10121 provides for the state to adhere to and adopt the universal norms,
principles and standards of humanitarian assistance
• Incorporate internationally accepted principles of DRRM
• OCD has the primary mission to administer a comprehensive national defense and
DRRM Program by providing leadership in the continuous development of strategic
and systematic approaches and measures to reduce vulnerabilities and risks to
hazards and manage the consequence of disasters
• NDRRMP- disaster preparedness thematic area is to develop and implement
comprehensive and mutually-reinforcing national and local disaster preparedness
and response plans and systems to ensure timely, effective and well coordinated
response actions during disaster operations.

4. Purpose
• To provide guidelines on the accreditation/
reaccreditation of USAR TEAMS in the
Philippines.
• The USAR capability of the country will be
enhanced by having a policy detailing USAR
standards that is
locally contextualized and aligned with INSARAG
methodology and guidelines.

5. Objectives

6. Scope and Coverage

7. Definition of Terms

8. Definition of Terms

9. Definition of Terms

10. Definition of Terms

11. PHILIPPINES’ USAR NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION (NAP)
FRAMEWORK

12. NAP is supported by the three (3) components :
1. National Accrediting Body (NAB)
- Composed of Four (4) Committees
• Administrative,
• National USAR Standards,
• Instructors & Learning Institutions, and
• National USAR Team.
- Responsible for the development of relevant documentation for the
Philippine USAR accreditation system and shall also regulate and
ensure the functioning of the NAP
- backed-up by the National USAR Standards and the Support Processes.

13. National Accreditation Body

14. National Accreditation Body
• Serves as the point of contact for all Applying Teams
• Shall facilitate over-all implementation of the
requirements and procedures as provided for in the
guidelines
• Shall identify and designate specific agencies and
offices to further operationalize the provisions of the
NAP

15. NAB certification is required to ensure that
teams are compliant in all aspects of the
National USAR Standards set by the NAB
for the applying teams to be officially
recognized as National USAR teams.

16. The main goal is life-preservation of as
many disaster victims as possible in
the shortest amount of time, while
minimizing the risk to rescuers
through the enhancement of the SRR
capability of the country by having a NAP

17. 2. National USAR Standards
-Minimum standards on
• Training
• Organization
• Equipment
- In reference to the INSARAG Guidelines

18. 3. Support Processes
- provides guidelines, directives, and related
policies in terms of fund and logistical
requirements, human resource allocation, and
facilities to support the implementation of the
NAP by the NAB and its different committees.

19. Team Application
•Endorsed by Head of
Agency
•Must be Registered
SEC if NGO
•Must be operating
for at least 3 years
Audit and Assessment
•Admin Audit of Portfolio of
Evidence
•Analysis, Confirmation and
verification
•Field Audit oif the capacities
•Field Exercise
demonstrating multi-hazard
skills and competencies
•Conducted w/in 6 months
upon receipt of complete
documentary requirements
Accreditation
•Issuance of Certificate of
accreditation by Executive
Director, NDRRMC (valid for 5
years)
Re-accreditation
•Apply for re-accreditation at
least 1 year before expiration of
Certificate of Accreditation
•Certificate of good moral
conduct from LGU or
Organization supported
National Accreditation Process
Main Goal “life-preservation of as
many disaster victims as possible in
the shortest amount of time, while
minimizing the risk to rescuers “

20. NAB may also revoke the Certificate of
Accreditation on any of the following
grounds

21. FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

22. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
OFFICE OF CIVIL
DEFENSE
NAB head, Lead the certification of accredited teams
and creation of committees responsible for dev min
standards and accrediting teams
AFP/PNP/BFP/PCG Provide three (3) USAR Experts
DOH Provide three (3) Medical technical experts
DPWH May be invited to serve as SME on structural
Engineering
DOLE May be invited as SME on concerns on MOWEL of
reponders
DICT SME on Communications technology
MMDA Provide three (3) USAR Experts
LDRRMO/NGO/CSO Provide three (3) USAR Experts

23. USAR MINIMUM STANDARDS
Organization
Training
Equipment
(Based on INSARAG Guidelines)

24. Minimum Standards for Organization

25. BASIC USAR TEAM COMPONENT
USAR TEAM
MANAGEMENT SEARCH RESCUE MEDICAL LOGISTICS

26. Minimum Standards for Organization
Light USAR Team: (17-20 pax)
Is required to have the capacity to work on a single worksite.
Is required to have the capability for search dogs and / or technical
search.
Must be adequately staffed and resourced to allow maximum 12-hour
operations on one site (site may change) for up to five days.
Must be able to medically treat its own team members (including
dogs if present) as well as victims encountered if allowed to do so
by the government of the affected country.
Must be capable of conducting USAR operations to ASR3 level and
integrating into the standard INSARAG reporting mechanisms.

28. Minimum Standards for Organization
Medium USAR Team:
Is required to have the capacity to work only at a single
worksite.
Is required to have the capability of search dogs and/or
technical search, and
Must be adequately staffed to allow for 24-hour operations at
one site (not necessarily at the same site; the sites may
change) for up to seven days.
Must be able to medically treat its team members (including
search dogs if present) as well as victims encountered if
allowed to do so by the government of the affected country.

30. Heavy USAR Team:
Is required to have the equipment and manpower to work at a Heavy technical
capability at two separate worksites simultaneously. A separate worksite is
defined as any area of work that requires a USAR Team to re-assign staff
and
equipment to a different location all of which will require separate logistical
support.
Is required to have both a search dog and technical search capability.
Is required to have the technical capability to cut structural steel typically used for
construction and reinforcement in multi-storey structures.
Must be adequately staffed and logistically sufficient to allow for 24-hour operations
at two independent sites (not necessarily at the same two sites; the sites
may change) for up to ten consecutive days.
Must be able to medically treat its team members (including search dogs as well as
victims which the USAR Team is working to extricate prior to the medical
handover. if allowed to do so by the government of the affected country.

32. Minimum Standards for Training

33. Minimum Standards for Training

35. Minimum Standards for Equipment

36. Minimum Standards for Equipment

37. Minimum Standards for Equipment

38. Minimum Standards for Equipment

39. Minimum Standards for Equipment

40. Minimum Standards for Equipment

44. THANK YOU
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Region 10
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46. USAR NAP
REQUIREMENTS
1. USAR FOCAL IN THE LGU
2. FOCAL Terms of Reference on the functions to be carried out in the USAR System
3. USAR Organizational structure (LGU Orgn Structure)
4. Guidelines/Protocols for channeling request and the assistance from the USAR
5. Must have policies and guidelines on the adoption of ICS/IMT Concept
6. USAR Operational Guidelines inclusive of procedures for phasing down and end of
operations
7. Administration
a. Annual Plans that detail work, training and maintenance
b. Policies, procedures and regulations for functional positions, and operational and financial
processes
c. Agreements or mechanisms for collaboration with partners
d. USAR team shall provide insurance and personal protection for its membership
e. USAR team shall have an equipment procurement maintenance programme that prepares
personnel to operate in an USAR environment.
f. Established health monitoring and pre-deployment screening programme (to include
vaccinations) to ensure the team is capable of performing its role in good physical and
psychological conditions in an austere environment.

47. 8. Communication Systems and Technology
9. Staffing Procedure
10. USAR Team Structure
11. Training
12. Personal Documentation
• National Identification Doc
• Current inoculation Record
• Credentials to support profession
• For K9-Dog Health Certificate
13. Team Documentation
• Roster of Personnel
• Team Fact Sheet
• Emergency Contact Details
• Equipment Inventory including communications equipment and the working frequencies
• Roster of team’s search dogs (names, age, species, gender, certificates etc.-if with k9 capability)

48. Standard Operating Procedures
• 9.3.1 Communications
• 9.3.2 Emergency evacuation
• 9.3.3 Emergency medical evacuation
• 9.3.4 Operations
• 9.3.5 Safety and security
• 9.3.6 Logistics
• 9.3.7 Transportation
• 9.3.8 Mobilization and demobilization

50. LGU / Agency
RESCUE TEAM NAME/
TITLE
TEAM LEADER/FOCAL PERSON
NUMBER
OF
NAME
CONTACT
INFO
PERSON
NEL/MEM
BER
BUKIDNON
Kadingilan RESCUE 555 SHEEN THERESE ROMO 9177704509 16
Cabanglasan CARE Ryan Rex M. Dumagpi 9958420448 11
Kibawe RESCUE 517
CRESTITO C. DONES JR.,
CE
09778070528
/0907444626
1
31
Malaybalay City USAR TEAM IVAN ELMAR LABANDERO 9268421993 20

51. LGU / Agency
RESCUE TEAM NAME/
TITLE
TEAM LEADER/FOCAL PERSON
NUMBER
OF
NAME
CONTACT
INFO
PERSONNE
L/MEMBER
LANAO DEL NORTE
PDRRM Office
PROVINCIAL
EMERGENCY RESPONE
TEAM
ROY JOSEPH N. SECUYA
0906204105
6
28
Bacolod
BERT
RODOLFO M. HATAGUE
JR.
9051452833 14
KOLAMBUGAN KRU ERNESTO C. VALLE 12
KRU Welordie A. Talaba
KRU Randy O. Mara
KRU Rhandee Ruel Raluto
KRU Earl Columnas
KRU Albert Aba
Kapatagan Kapatagan Emergency
Response Team Wilbur Campecino 9273255192 40
Sapad
SERT GERRY A. ABECIA
0946254581
7 6
Bacolod
BERT
RODOLFO M. HATAGUE
JR. 9051452833 14
Sultan Naga Dimaporo SND ERT UNO GENIES ART IGLESIA 9175426337 10
SND ERT DOS HINDAWI J. MARUHOM 9654186400 8

52. LGU / Agency
RESCUE TEAM NAME/
TITLE
TEAM LEADER/FOCAL PERSON
NUMBER
OF
NAME
CONTACT
INFO
PERSONNE
L/MEMBER
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
PDRRM Office MOSART RENE JIG N. SUAN 9639231515 7
FLOREMER B.
MACAPOBRE 9175025406 7
Aloran
Aloran Emergency
Response Team (ALERT)
JULIBERT B. CASTILLON 9516524131 18
Don Victoriano
DON VICTORIANO
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
TEAM(DVERT) ROLIE EMIA JR 9461327637 31
DON VICTORIANO
BARANGAY
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM ROMEO MALOLOY-ON 9096096894 55
Calamba Calamba Rescue Benjan Yap 9632461110 24
Sinacaban
SINACABAN
RESCUE TEAM
YVONNE D. APAD 9127582210 18
Bonifacio
Bonifacio Emergency
Response Team
RONALD JOSEPH
ESTELA
9481098435 10

53. LGU / Agency
RESCUE TEAM NAME/
TITLE
TEAM LEADER/FOCAL PERSON
NUMBER
OF
NAME CONTACT INFO
PERSONNE
L/MEMBER
MISAMIS
ORIENTAL
PDRRM Office PDRRMO KENAN D. BONA 16
SALAY DRRM TEAM PALAMINE, KENNETH V. 09169641990 7
BFP SFO1 JOEL GENTALLAN 12
Alubijid ALERT TRISTAN LINDSEY K. ARES 09177132737 20
Initao
INITAO RESCUE ALPHA
TEAM JUN REL MAGPULO NG 0917 500 4280 5
INITAO RESCUE BRAVO
TEAM
JEPER DUMAOG 0917 500 4280 6
INITAO RESCUE.
CHARLIE TEAM
FRANK JOSEPH
LEGASPI
0917 500 4280 5
Tagoloan TAGOLOAN RESCUE JULIUS SALAMANCA 09362588485 30
CAMIGUIN
CATARMAN CATARMAN RRT
RODNEY THADDEUS
BABAEL 18
SAGAY

54. ILIGAN CITY
ICDRRMO-
RESCUE 811
Mr. Patrick S. Nuñez 9958671652
EARL RUSSELL R.REVELO 945-883-4860 70
RALPH RAUL P. POCDOL 975-123-1276 10
GREGORY Y. CABUSAS 926-553-1311 5
MA. CHERYL R. POLLEDO 905-903-5981 7
JADE V. PONDANG 917-637-2091 14

56. THANK YOU
• Facebook : Civil Defense Northern Mindanao –
Region 10
• OpCen Cell no : +63 917 159 4486
• Landline : 088 - 357 - 3988
• Email address : ocdr10@gmail.com
#ResilienceNorMin #ResiliencePH

57. Talking Points
• RA 10121 – ADOPT UNIVERSAL NORMS AND PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• ACVD – Expound the role of volunteers in DRRM
• The role of the LGU/NGA/NGO/CSO referred to in RA 10121 as “Volunteer Mobilizing Organization is vital
particularly on accreditation, mobilization AND PROTECTION OF ACDV’s.
• The need to educate members of the LDRRMC on the matters related to the ACDV
• OCDs mandate to administer a comprehensive national defense and DRRM program by providing leadership in
continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches as well as measures to reduce vulnerabilities
and risk to hazards and manage the consequence of disaster and to ensure that all DRRM programs requiring
regional and international support shall be in accordance with duly established policies and aligned with
international standard.
• To ensure timely, effective and well-coordinated response actions during disaster operations
• The primary GOAL in the earliest part f disaster response operations is life preservation where SRR is at its peak,
hence the need to have effective, efficient, organized and systematic SRR operations by institutionally certified
teams to attain the Main Goal “life-preservation of as many disaster victims as possible in the shortest
amount of time, while minimizing the risk to rescuers .
• Encourage LGUs to capacitate their response teams 1st to address response requirements of their respective
areas and 2nd to provide support to neighboring areas when necessary which requires NAB certification
• To ensure that volunteers are protected and are safely capable of performing disaster response tasks , they
should be TRAINED/CAPACIATED, ACCREDITED .