Members Only

As we prepare once again for the upcoming hurricane season, State Deployments will be handled on a rotating shift basis with one shift or team “First Up” for a given month, one shift on standby and one shift on stand down.  The rotation for 2010 is listed below and the makeup of each team is listed next.

Starting this year, Task Force Leaders will remain fixed.  Members are encouraged to coordinate any issues directly to their Managers and Task Force Leaders.

2010 CE Schedule

TX-TF2 has contracted with IAmResponding to provide an Emergency Notification System.  The system will allow group notifications to be sent to all members.   A toll free number is provided for members to call in order to acknowledge receipt of a message sent from the TF2 management staff.  A built in tracking system will compile a list of members who have acknowledged the alert and will track individuals who report they are unavailable.  This will streamline the notification process allowing the team to be notified in a much shorter time frame.

The system also allows a member to login from any computer with internet access and make changes to their personal information, including phone number changes.  There is also a scheduling component that will allow a member to report that he is unavailable for a particular time frame.  (i.e. members can post themselves out of service for an entire month, or any number of days)

A tutorial is available on how to update personal information in the system.  It will be each member’s responsibility to keep their contact numbers updated to avoid missing a deployment.

 

  First Up Standby Stand Down
Jan. 10 BLUE RED WHITE
Feb. 10 RED WHITE BLUE
Mar. 10 WHITE BLUE RED
Apr. 10 BLUE RED WHITE
May  10 RED WHITE BLUE
June 10 WHITE BLUE RED
July 10 BLUE RED WHITE
Aug. 10 RED WHITE BLUE
Sep. 10 WHITE BLUE RED
Oct. 10 BLUE RED WHITE
Nov. 10 RED WHITE BLUE
Dec. 10 WHITE BLUE RED

Type III State Team Rosters

Red Team

 White Team

Blue Team
TFL Coffman 1 TFL Ferguson 1 TFL Grant 1
ATFL Mock 1 ATFL Walker 1 ATFL Valles 1
SFTY TBD 1 SFTY TBD 1 SFTY TBD 1
  EN19A 4   EN19B 4   EN19C 4
  EN15C 4   EN15A 4   EN15B 4
  TR19B 4   TR19C 4   TR19A 4
  TR15A 4   TR15B 4   TR15C 4
  RE19C 2   RE19A 2   RE19B 2
  RE15B 2   RE15C 2   RE15A 2
  HM03B 4   HM03C 4   HM03A 4
                 

 

State Deployment Packing List

Uniforms

The standard uniform for task force personnel will consist of:

  • Blue Blauer Trousers (until we receive BDU pants)

  • Blue BDU shirt with DFR & USAR patches

  • USAR Picture ID (4)

  • USAR belt

  • USAR T-shirt

  • Name tag

  • USAR Safety Boots

  • DFR Ball cap (optional)

 Equipment

The following equipment will be required for State Deployments:

  • USAR Equipment Bag with attached Picture ID

  • 3 Additional Picture ID

  • 3 navy FEMA Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) shirts

  • 3 navy blue BDU pants

  • 3 long sleeve grey USAR work shirts

  • 1 navy blue ball cap

  • 1 navy blue or black heavy jacket (seasonal)

  • 1 set rain gear

  • Cot with air mattress (Cot Provided by TF)

  • Sleeping bag

  • Pillow

  • Sleepwear

  • 7 pair underwear

  • 7 pair socks

  • 1 bath towel

  • 1 wash cloth

  • Package of Wet Wipes for personal use

  • Personal Hand Sanitizer

  • Money for personal items

  • Personal hygiene and grooming kit

  • TX Drivers License

  • Eye glasses

  • Sunglasses

  • 1-week worth of medications

  • Wristwatch

  • Knife or Multi-tool

  • Personal first aid kit, bandaids, etc.

  • Administrative kit for assigned position

 Stat Pack with attached Picture ID

  • 1 safety helmet with chin strap and helmet light

  • USAR Gloves

  • Firefighting Gloves (for hot work, welding, etc.)

  • Climbing & Rescue Harness

  • Eye protection

  • Hearing protection

  • N95 Particulate Mask

  • Flashlight, with spare batteries and bulbs

  • Food  & Water for 12 hours (bottled water and MRE’s)

  • Knee pads

  • 2 or 3 Bandanas

  • Sunscreen & Insect Repellent

  • Lip Balm with sunscreen

  • FOG Manual

The only 2 things that each member should have to add to their Stat Pack on a deployment is their firefighting gloves.   Bottled water and MRE's for your Stat Pack will be issued during check in.

The SCBA facepiece has been removed from the list above. 

USAR CE Schedule   2010

 

MONTH

DATES

SUBJECT

INSTRUCTORS

 

 

 

 

January

26, 27, 28

RIT Scenario

Lopez

February

XXX

None

 

March

29, 30, 31

Rope Rescue Scenario

On duty instructors

April

13, 14, 15

Technical Search

On duty instructors

May

4,5,6

Texas Stadium Shoring, cutting, breaching.

Coffman, Stidham, Carsten
June

15, 16, 17

 GPS & Compass Hamilton & Sutcliffe

June

28, 29, 30

Heavy Lifting & Moving

Stidham & Carsten

July

14,15,16

Boat Training

34 Station

August

24, 25, 26

Trench Trailer Familiarization at 19's

On Duty Instructors

September

21, 22, 23

Breaching & Breaking

On duty instructors

October

19, 20, 21

Confined Space

On duty instructors

November

16, 17, 18

Structural Monitoring

Izbicki

December

15,16,17

Ropes Rescue Scenario

On duty instructors