Kentucky Statutes 39F.190 – Development of comprehensive written search and rescue plan
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(1) Each local search and rescue coordinator shall assist local rescue squads in developing a comprehensive written search and rescue plan which shall address as a minimum:
(a) Direction and control responsibilities or incident command system procedures;
(b) Notification and reporting procedures and requirements; (c) Call-out procedures;
(d) Resource identification;
(e) Coordination of resources; (f) Mutual aid agreements;
(g) Training requirements for search and rescue responders and managers;
(h) Coordination of all on-scene operations with other local, state, and federal agencies; and
(i) The provision of copies of topographical maps for search team members.
(2) The local search and rescue plan shall be incorporated into the rescue services annex of the local emergency operations plan and submitted for review and adoption as part of the local emergency operations plan.
(3) The local search and rescue plan shall be a public record and shall be updated not less than annually. A copy of the plan shall be filed with the division not less than ten (10) days after each update or amendment.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 101, effective July 15, 1998.
(a) Direction and control responsibilities or incident command system procedures;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 39F.190
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Rescue: means gaining access, rendering appropriate care, and transporting of a person or persons by whatever means, to a safe environment for appropriate care. See Kentucky Statutes 39F.010
- Search: means the process of looking for a person or persons whose location is not precisely known, and who may be in distress. See Kentucky Statutes 39F.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Notification and reporting procedures and requirements; (c) Call-out procedures;
(d) Resource identification;
(e) Coordination of resources; (f) Mutual aid agreements;
(g) Training requirements for search and rescue responders and managers;
(h) Coordination of all on-scene operations with other local, state, and federal agencies; and
(i) The provision of copies of topographical maps for search team members.
(2) The local search and rescue plan shall be incorporated into the rescue services annex of the local emergency operations plan and submitted for review and adoption as part of the local emergency operations plan.
(3) The local search and rescue plan shall be a public record and shall be updated not less than annually. A copy of the plan shall be filed with the division not less than ten (10) days after each update or amendment.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 101, effective July 15, 1998.