NYRRT1@nycap.rr.com 

Mission Statement:

Recent events, have created a heightened awareness throughout this country of the
need for technical rescue and more specifically urban search and rescue capabilities.

 Our entire region has a wide range of geography types that create different potential
problems. This region has the possibility of a major natural disaster that will exceed
the present capabilities of our emergency services. Our region is susceptible to significant
snow and ice storms that can result in significant structural loading as well as severe
flooding from snow melt. Any of these events can and have caused buildings to collapse,
trapping its occupants.

In addition to the potential for natural disasters, acts of terrorism or unrest can occur not
only in New York City but in sparsely populated areas as well. Many people in the world view
New York as the center of world economics and government. From Wall Street to the United
Nations to the state capitol in Albany, those who want to make a statement to the world come
here to be heard. Unfortunately, as shown by the World Trade Center bombing, those who
want to be heard by creating death and disaster also find our state a good place to be heard.

Based on the desire that the State of New York should develop the capability for the provision
of urban and technical search and rescue (U/TS&R) training and response capabilities, this
response team was established in 1996 by executive order from Governor George Pataki.

Last revision December 2001.

Since December 17, 2001
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