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OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) International Search and Rescue Advisory Group Report on the Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas Miami, USA, 23 to 26 May 2001 UNITED NATIONS iii The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries i Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 23 - 26 May, Miami, USA Executive Summary Annexes: I) Recommendations II) Plan of Action for the future work of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas III) List of Participants The meeting of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Regional Group of the Americas was organized and funded by the Government of the United States from 23 to 26 May 2001 in Miami, USA The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations, in its capacity as INSARAG Secretariat, co-organized the meeting The meeting, in which more than 70 participants from 15 countries and organizations attended, was opened by Ms Tamra Halmrast-Sanchez, Director a.i., United States Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), after introductory remarks by Mr David Paulison, Chief, Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department, Mr Gerard Bradford III, Director, Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, and Chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas, and Mr Gerhard Putman-Cramer, Deputy Director and Chief, Emergency Services Branch (ESB), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations, Geneva Ms Halmrast-Sanchez stressed the importance of INSARAG for improving international disaster response and cooperation The meeting began with an overview of the United Nations emergency response mechanism and the role of INSARAG and the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system The meeting proceeded with presentations on case studies of the Colombia earthquake of January 1999 and the El Salvador earthquakes of January and February 2001 The case studies were followed by a presentation about the United Nations regional response system in Latin America and an overview of lessons learned in the disasters discussed Several presenters then provided an overview of INSARAG tools and achievements, covering the INSARAG Guidelines, the concept of the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC), the International Urban Search and Rescue Convention and the Virtual Operations Coordination Centre (Virtual OSOCC) on the Internet Participants were updated about the results of the meetings of the INSARAG Regional Groups Asia/Pacific and Africa/Europe, which were held in South Korea from to November 2000 and in Tunisia from 16 to 19 November 2000, respectively In the next phase of the meeting, participants were divided into three Working Groups to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the INSARAG tools presented, based on an earthquake scenario in an imaginary country An additional Working Group was requested to develop a Plan of Action for the future work of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas Based on discussions following the presentations as well as on conclusions from the sessions of the Working Groups, the meeting developed a number of recommendations (attached as Annex I) The Plan of Action for the future work of the INSARG Regional Group of the Americas is attached as Annex II The meeting continued with a presentation on the BREC Training Programme (Búsqueda y Rescate en Estructuras Colapsadas - Search and Rescue in Collapsed Structures), which was established in 1996 after a need was identified to reinforce incountry capacity to respond in an efficient, effective and save manner, to collapse structure incidents in Latin America Mr Gerard Bradford, in his capacity as Chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas, then announced that, due to the change of his professional assignment from OFDA to the Centre of Excellence, he was no longer in a position to continue as Chairman of the Regional Group He emphasized that the leadership of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas would require practitioners' insight and experience as well as a profound knowledge of the specifics of the region To this end, Mr Bradford recommend the nominatation of Mr Paul Bell, Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID, USA, as Chairman and Mr Jaime Benalcazar Rocha, General Commander CB-DMQ, Quito Fire Brigade, as Vice-Chairman It was agreed by participants that the appointments should be for an initial period of two years and a process be established for the election of Chairpersons for the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas after that period The nominations were adopted by participants and the nominees were elected The newly-elected Chairman, Mr Paul Bell, thanked Mr Bradford and participants for their confidence and announced the work programme of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas (attached as Annex II) The participants expressed warm appreciation to the Government of the United States for hosting and funding the meeting and confirmed their continued support to the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 23 - 26 May, Miami, USA Annexes: I) Recommendations II) Plan of Action for the future work of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas III) List of Participants The meeting of the Regional Group of the Americas of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) was held in Miami, USA, from 23 to 26 May 2001 The meeting was organized by the Miami Dade Fire Rescue and funded by the Government of the United States of America More than 70 participants from 15 countries and organizations attended The meeting aimed at strengthening the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas and its objectives were to familiarize new members with INSARAG tools and activities and to exchange experiences on lessons learned and best practices in recent disasters in the Americas Region Mr David Paulison, Chief, Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department welcomed participants and underlined the importance of preparedness for disaster response both nationally and internationally He wished the meeting success and participants an enjoyable stay in Miami Mr Gerard Bradford III, Director, Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, and Chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas, welcomed participants He thanked the organizers, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for their continuous support to the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas and, in particular, USAID for organizing and funding the meeting He underlined the importance of efforts, such as the creation of the international Urban Search and Rescue Convention, to improve international capacity for saving lives Mr Gerhard Putman-Cramer, Chief, Emergency Services Branch and Deputy Director, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, welcomed participants He expressed his thanks to the Government of the United States for funding the meeting and for financing the participation of practitioners from disaster-prone countries from Latin America Mr Putman-Cramer summarized the history and purpose of INSARAG and emphasized the importance of cooperation for disaster response and preparedness in the Americas Region He concluded with wishing participants success for the meeting, with the hope that additional Latin American countries would join the INSARAG network The meeting was opened by Ms Tamra Halmrast-Sanchez, Director a.i., United States Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), who welcomed participants and thanked the organizers and the United Nations for their support She underlined the importance of INSARAG to improve international disaster response and cooperation Mr Joseph Bishop, Consultant to OCHA, and Mr Tom Frey, International Programme Coordinator, National Office of Fire and Aviation, Bureau of Land Management, USA, acted as facilitators during the meeting Mr Bishop introduced the agenda, which was adopted by participants Mr Arjun Katoch, Chief, Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS), Emergency Services Branch (ESB), OCHA-Geneva, made a presentation on the United Nations Disaster Response System as well as INSARAG and the UNDAC concept The presentation was followed by a video on the UNDAC Mission Cycle in response to disasters The meeting continued with two lessons-learned case studies of recent disasters in Latin America Mr Juan Pablo Sarmiento, IRG Technical Program Manager, OFDA/LAC, made a presentation about the Colombia earthquake of 25 January 1999 Mr Mauricio Ferrer, Director, Comite de Emergencia National Ministerio del Interior, El Salvador, made a presentation on the El Salvador earthquakes of January and February 2001 Following the case studies, Mr Ricardo Mena, Regional Disaster Response Advisor of OCHA for Latin America, made a presentation on United Nations regional cooperation in Latin America He outlined the experiences and lessons learned on behalf of the United Nations system in the two case studies discussed 10 The meeting continued with an overview of INSARAG tools that have been developed over the last decade These were: - The INSARAG Guidelines by Mr Carlos Castillo, Miami Dade USAR, and Mr Dewey Perks, Fairfax County USAR, to familiarize participants with the contents of the Guidelines in terms of SAR team preparedness and international coordination during SAR operations; - The International Urban Search and Rescue Convention by Mr Piero CalviParisetti, Consultant to OCHA and Convention Coordinator, which aims at the development of a more legal basis for the deployment of international SAR teams; - The concept of the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC), by Mr Joseph Bishop, to improve coordination and cooperation of international SAR teams in the affected country; - The Virtual Operations Coordination Centre (Virtual OSOCC) by Mr Thomas Peter, Deputy Chief, FCSS, ESB, OCHA, that provides a platform for realtime information exchange between involved organizations and countries in the field and at Headquarters during disaster response; - The International Search and Rescue Directory by Mr Roberto Rojas, Miami Dade Fire Rescue, to ensure quality control for international SAR teams according to INSARAG-defined standards 11 Mr Manuel Santana made a presentation on the BREC Training Programme (Búsqueda y Rescate en Estructuras Colapsadas - Search and Rescue in Collapsed Structures) The BREC Course was established in 1996 after a need was identified to reinforce in-country capacity to respond in an efficient, effective and save manner, to collapse structure incidents in Latin America The course is founded on four basic concepts of collapsed structure rescues i.e Search; Locating; Stabilizing and Extrication of the victim, and formatted around the specific requirements of each country in the region, as far as types of construction and SAR assets are concerned Course contents is divided into 80% practical and 20% theory, with subjects like organization of SAR operations; identification and marking of dangerous structures; operational safety; tools and equipment; SAR strategies; advance life support and prehospital care, forming the core curriculum Training is designed to form crews of rescuers (squads) which can then become multiple to form a company or task force Since 1996, BREC courses have been delivered producing a total of 136 successful candidates and 34 instructors BREC has still a long way to go, with two further courses programmed for this year and hoping that the new programme for the INSARAG for the Americas can also be used as a vehicle to promote and deliver additional courses 12 In the next phase of the meeting, participants were divided into four working groups Three of the Working Groups were requested to discuss disaster management issues and to review the strengths and weaknesses of INSARAG tools from the viewpoint of the emergency management authority of an (imaginary) earthquake-affected country In particular, the issues were: - To list the necessary steps to request international search and rescue resources - To develop a plan of action to incorporate international search and rescue resources into local incident command structures - To identify the criteria to determine when the need for international search and rescue assistance is no longer required - To identify strengths and weaknesses of existing INSARAG tools based on discussions during the exercise, personal experience in disaster response as well as on presentations that were made earlier in the meeting The working groups were further requested to define recommendations for improvement of identified weaknesses 13 The fourth Working Group was requested to develop a draft Work Programme for the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 14 After the sessions of the Working Groups, participants attended a demonstration of the Miami Dade Fire Rescue search dog operation and an exhibition of rescue equipment 15 On Saturday, 26 May 2001, the Working Groups finalized their recommendations and presented the results in plenary The revised and approved list of recommendations is attached as Annex I The Work Programme for the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas is attached as Annex II 16 Following the plenary discussion, participants were updated about the results of the meetings of the INSARAG Regional Groups Asia/Pacific and Africa/Europe, which were held in South Korea from to November 2000 and in Tunisia from 26 to 29 November 2000 respectively 17 Mr Gerard Bradford then announced that, due to the change of his professional assignment from OFDA to the Centre of Excellence, he was no longer in the position to function as Chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas He summarized his 10 years' experience as Chairman of the Regional Group and underlined the continuing importance of the original principles of INSARAG which were - to focus on the needs of the victims - that only qualified teams should provide assistance - the need for coordination on-site - the need to contribute to the recovery of the affected country Mr Bradford emphasized the significance of the INSARAG protocols, which were developed in the first INSARAG gathering in 1991, which should be used as a reference for any further development of INSARAG methodology He stressed that the building of local emergency response capacity should remain a core issue in the future work of INSARAG He thanked all those who had played a key role in the establishment, development and support of INSARAG and its tools With regard to the Americas Region, Mr Bradford reiterated the value of the BREC training programme and the need for its further development as well as extension within the region He emphasized the advantage of solidarity through a common language within the region Mr Bradford added that the new leadership of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas would require practitioners' insight and experience and a profound knowledge of the specifics of the region Following discussions with participants throughout the meeting, he would like to nominate Mr Paul Bell, Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID, OFDA, USA, as Chairman and Mr Jaime Benalcazar Rocha, General Commander CB-DMQ, Quito Fire Brigade, as Vice-Chairman The nominations were adopted by participants and the nominees were elected 18 Mr Putman-Cramer congratulated the newly elected officers and assured the participants of OCHA’s continued support to the Regional Group Following the example of the other regional groups, he recommended that the appointments be for an initial period of two years and after that a process be established in the Regional Group to elect the Chair and Vice-Chair on a yearly basis The recommendation was endorsed by participants 19 Mr Paul Bell, Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID, Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), USA, and newly appointed chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas, thanked Mr Bradford, OCHA and participants for their confidence He announced the planned work programme for the next year of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas (Annex II) 20 On behalf of the Miami Dade Fire Rescue, Mr Carlos Castillo, Assistant Fire Chief of Operations, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, congratulated the newly appointed Chairman and Vice-Chairman He said that the meeting could be considered the beginning of a new way ahead for the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas and underlined that much of the future work could be built upon existing contacts and relationships within the region He thanked his staff for the organization and support throughout the meeting and confirmed that the Regional Group could count on the continued support of the Miami Dade Fire Rescue 21 Mr Putman-Cramer stated that individual response teams, even with sophisticated equipment and high professional skills, could not accomplish their task without sufficient information on the disaster and knowledge about their mandate and tasks In addition, they could not be optimally utilized if they had to operate in isolation without established procedures for operations and information management, security and coordination He underlined that it was most important that international response teams performed as a team with a well-defined methodology for cooperation and a sound awareness of challenges, procedures and objectives of international disaster response He added that INSARAG had achieved a great deal in the last ten years but that the demand and expectations of the victims and the international community for better performance was constantly increasing He hoped that INSARAG could meet these new challenges and that all responders, including OCHA, would be adequately prepared for the next major disaster Mr Putman-Cramer thanked the host, the organizers, supporters and participants for their contributions to making the meeting a success He thanked Mr Gerard Bradford for his pioneering efforts in the INSARAG process and for his dedication and continued support to INSARAG during the ten years of his chairmanship of the Regional Group of the Americas He wished the new Chairman and Vice-Chairman all the best for the next period and reiterated OCHA’s support to the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 22 Mr Gerard Bradford thanked all participants and wished the Regional Group every success in the future He was happy to hand over the chairmanship in a positive atmosphere with a new vision and the strong commitment of participating countries He thanked those who prepared, supported and conducted the meeting He wished the newly-elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman all the best for the years to come and closed the meeting Annex I Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 23 - 26 May, Miami, USA Recommendations Promote support to assisting countries to strengthen or develop national SAR systems in other countries in the region that will allow them to establish national operational guidelines and to develop a framework for interagency and regional coordination Member countries will work toward officially incorporating INSARAG procedures and requirements in their national plans and foreign relations manuals for providing aid, or the requirements and procedures for requesting international aid as an affected country requiring SAR assistance Countries or the national SAR system will work to establish the necessary procedures to form an OSOCC for coordinating international SAR teams in disaster situations Promote training and development in countries giving priority to organizational skills, incident management and other fields the country deems necessary Promote the use of adequately standardized training tools such as the CSSR/BREC (Búsqueda y Rescate en Estructuras Colapsadas - Search and Rescue in Collapsed Structures) Course Establish mechanisms that allow international SAR teams to modulate their response to the specific requirements of the affected country Recommend that OCHA make available INSARAG- and OSOCC-related materials and tools to countries in the region in Spanish, Portuguese and French Promote and support regional disaster simulations through Virtual OSOCC as well as the development of national and regional SAR operation field exercises Promote the development of exercises that promote INSARAG concepts in the region within the framework of similar initiatives Development of standardized evaluations to follow-up international SAR operations in the region 10 Emphasize the need for each country to officially establish a national centralized organization to manage matters relating to INSARAG 11 Analyze and organize the contents of the guides with an improved logical sequence of subject matter 12 Develop graphics and flowcharts explaining concepts to promote easier implementation of procedures 13 Create a new design and format for the guides in order to make them more useful in terms of size and durability, incorporating forms and checklists to make them more practical for use in the field 14 Define criteria to establish standards for validation and certification for inclusion in the SAR Directory, such as the number of personnel, equipment, logistics, mobilization and organizational capability 15 Promote incorporating the INSARAG system at the political and technical levels related to disaster management in each of the countries in the Americas region 16 Use existing emergency management networks within the region to promote INSARAG and to develop infrastructure according to INSARAG guidelines 17 Highlight the recommendations of this Conference in a letter to the authorities (governmental) in INSARAG member countries and others in the region (including the list of participants, institutions and countries represented) 18 Promote INSARAG tools worldwide 19 Emphasizing the strengthening of regional INSARAG teams, call another meeting of the INSARAG Steering Committee to develop a strategy for the future Annex II Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 23 - 26 May, Miami, USA Work Programme for the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas Next meeting of the Regional Group in Fairfax, Virginia in April/May 2002 (date to be determined) - By 15 January 2002: finalization of agenda of the meeting - By 15 February 2002: Issuance of invitations by OCHA-Geneva - By 15 March 2002: Identification of resource personnel and assignment of responsibilities for presentations at the meeting - By 15 April 2002: Finalization of the list of participants Assignment of INSARAG operational and political Focal Points in each country of the Americas Region Translation of the INSARAG Guidelines into Spanish and publication on the INSARAG Website - By 15 August 2001: draft translation - By 15 September 2001: revision of the draft translation by seven experts of the region and distribution of translated version and publication on the INSARAG Website Translation of the INSARAG Website (at www.reliefweb.int/insarag) into Spanish Mr Ricardo Mena, OCHA’s Regional Disaster Response Advisor for Latin America kindly offered that his office would organize and implement the translation The Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS), OCHA-Geneva will cover the costs Identification of proposal for response criteria for light, medium and heavy urban SAR teams Strengthening of the BREC training programme in the Americas Region Identify regional and international deployment standards for regional SAR teams Before March 2002: Mr Paul Bell, Chairman of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas, to visit Mr Ricardo Mena, OCHA Regional Disaster Response Advisor for Latin America in Quito, Ecuador, Mr Toni Frisch, Chairman of INSARAG, in Bern, Switzerland, and the INSARAG Secretariat at OCHA-Geneva, Switzerland Within the next two years, Mr Paul Bell to visit INSARAG Focal Points in the Americas Region 10 ANNEX III Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group of the Americas 23 - 26 May, Miami, USA List of Participants Argentina Col Luis Horacio Menendez Mr Hector Omar Rago Bolivia Mr Erwin Bonilla Mr Ramiro Montenegro Canada Mr Jean-Marc Mangin Ms Caroline Thibaudeau Coordinador de Respuesta Sistema Federal de Emergencias Secretaria de Coordinacion Interministerial (SIFEM) Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros Av Julio A Roca 782 7°Piso CP 1067 Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4343 5217, Fax: +54 11 4342 5663 e-mail: Sifem@jgm.gov.ar, l_menendez@hotmail.com Comisario General (R) Direccion Nacional de Proteccion Civil Secretaría de Seguridad Interior Ministerio del Interior Gelly y Obes 2289 Piso Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4809 1632/1631, Fax: +54 11 4809 1638 e-mail: Ragohector@hotmail.com Comandante Grupo Grupo SAR "ILLIMANI" Casilla de Correo 4679 La Paz, Bolivia Tel: +591 844 040, Fax: +591 417 942 e-mail: Sar_illimani@yahoo.com Coordinador SAR Group Illimani Grupo SAR "ILLIMANI" Casilla de correo 4679 La Paz, Bolivia Tel: +591 550 840, Fax: +591 417 942 e-mail: sar_illimani@yahoo.com Chief Emergency Response Unit, International Humanitarian Assistance Canadian International Development Agency 200 Promenade du Portage R1A 0G4 Hull Quebec, Canada Tel: +1 819 994 3942, Fax: +1 819 997 2637 e-mail: jeanmarc_mangin@acdi-cida.gc.ca Director Emergency Management Policy Development Emergency Preparedness Canada 11 122 Bank Street, 2nd Floor Jackson Building Ottawa Ontario K1A OW6, Canada Tel: +1 613 991 3578, Fax: +1 613 996 0995 e-mail: caroline.thibaudeau@ocipep.gc.ca CDERA Mr Jeremy Collymore Chile Mr Leonardo Sandoval Labbé Colombia Capt Gabriel Jaime Bedoya Mr Mauricio Antonio Toro Acosta Costa Rica Mr Juan Alfredo Campos Zumbado Regional Coordinator Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) The Garrison St Michael, Barbados Tel: +1 246 4369651, Fax: +1 246 4377649 e-mail: cdera@caribsurf.com Coordinador Academia Nacional de Bomberos Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Nonoa José Pedro Alessandri 845 Đoa – Santiago, Chile Tel: +56 6353 188 / 6352 087, Fax: +56 2220 485 e-mail: isandol@entelchile.net Bomberos de Medellin Carrera 65 #7-55 Medellin, Colombia Tel: +57 285 3340/3360, Fax: +57 361 2212 e-mail: gajaiba@yupimail.com Coordinador Nacional de Busqueda y Rescate Cruz Roja Colombiana Av.68 No 66-31 Apartado Aereo 1110 Bogota, Colombia Tel: +571 540 0496, Fax: +571 428 5769 e-mail: Maotoro@hotmail.com T.E.M Responsible Proyecto de Busqueda y Rescate (FOSIDERE) OFDA/LAC-FUNDESUMA Apartado 0920-1200 Payas San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: +50 262 3284, Fax: +50 238 2701 e-mail: jcamposZ@racsa.co.cr Mr Enrique Montealegre Presidente Comision Nacional de Emergencias Apartado Postal 5258-1000, Costa Rica Tel: +506 220 0378 / 232 5252, Fax: +506 296 5225 e-mail: emontealegre@cne.go.cr Mr Jacinto Rodriguez Logistics and Mitary Ops Coordinator OFDA/LAC PSC 20 Box 467 APO AA 34020, Costa Rica Tel: +506 231 6805, Fax: +506 231 4111 12 Mr Apolino Rodriguez Siles Jefe Operaciones Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica Av y 10, calle o San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: +506 223 8055, Fax: +506 221 4926 e-mail: Apolinor@hotmail.com Mr Juan Pablo Sarmiento IRG Technical Program Manager USAID/OFDA-LAC 800 mts norte embajada de los Estados Unidos Antiguo Edificio USAID San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: +506 231 6805, Fax: +506 231 4111 e-mail: sarmiento@ofdalac.org Ecuador Mr Jaime Benalcazar Rocha Mayor Dorian Carrasco El Salvador Dr Mauricio Ferrer Guatemala Mr Jorge Garcia Molina Comandante General CB-DMQ Cuerpo de Bomberos de Quito Veintimilla E5-66 y Reina Victoria Casilla 203, Ecuador Tel: +593 505 559/508 726, Fax: +593 505 560 e-mail: jbenalcazarbombero@hotmail.com Director de la Escuela Bomberos de Cuenca Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Cuenca Presidente Cordova 7-37 Cuenca, Ecuador Tel: +593 814 743 / 813 144, Fax: +593 834 304 e-mail: dorianc@c.bp.fin.ec Director Comité de Emergencia Nacional Ministerio del Interior 4to piso Centro de Gobierno San Salvador, El Salvador Tel: +503 222 7328/221 6541, Fax: +503 281 0888 e-mail: coen@vianet.com.sv Comandante Ejecutivo Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipales 3rd Avenida 1-45 zona Guatemala, Guatemala Tel: +502 232 7634 / 3077, Fax: +502 232 7634 e-mail: cbm123@intelnet.net.gt Mr Hugo Rene Hernandez Ramirez Sub-Secretario Ejecutivo Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastre Av Hincapie 21-72, Zona 13 Guatemala, Guatemala Tel: +502 385 4144/ 4170, Fax: +502 32 6716/ 362 8361 e-mail: hhernand@conred.org.gt Mr Miguel Panadero Director Escuela Nacional de Bomberos Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntario de Guatemala 1ra Avenida 18-97 Zona 3, Guatemala Tel: +502 232 6205 / 220 8720, Fax: +502 232 6205 ext 121 13 e-mail: Cvbguate@interlnet.netgt Honduras Mr Omar Benitez Mr Oscar Fernandez Iceland Ms Solveig Thorvaldsdottir Nicaragua Mr Hector Sevilla Peru Mr Jorge Molina Mr Luis Rene Vallenas United States of America Mr Ruben D Almaguer Director de Capacitacion Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipal Apartado 1268 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Tel: +504 556 5269 / 556 5270, Fax: +504 556 5269 Coordinador General Oficina de Desastres Cruz Roja Hondureña 7a calle entre 1ra y 2da avenida Comeyallegüela Apdo Postal No 1601 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Director National Civil Defence of Iceland Seljaveji 32 101 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: +354 552 5588, 568 5001, Fax: +354 562 2665 e-mail: solveig@avrik.is Director Nacional Direccion Nacional de Bomberos Hospital Bautista cuadras al este Apartado 3431 Managua, Nicaragua Tel: +505 228 1160, 228 5504, Fax: +505 222 4074, 228 1275 e-mail: dgbni@ibw.com.ni Teniente Brigadier CBP Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios del Peru Libertad 116, 5to Piso C Miraflores Lima 18, Peru Tel: +51 241 7138, Fax: +51 242 8446 e-mail: burninghause@viaexpresa.com.pe Director Ejecutivo de Mobilizacion Operaciones Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil Esquina Calle y 21 Urbanizacion Corpac san Isidro Lima 27, Peru Tel: +511 224 2379, Fax: +511 224 3349 e-mail: oper@indeci.gob.pe, Lvallena@hotmail.com Chief Division Chief of Special Operations Miami-Dade Country Fire Rescue 41st Street 9300 N.W Miami, Fl 33178, United States of America Tel: +1 305 233 5000, Fax: +1 305 253 4854 14 e-mail: almague@co.miami-dade.fl.us Ms Rene Bafalis BHR/OFDA/RAT USAID/OFDA 1000 U.S Hwy #708 Jupiter, Fl 33477, United States of America Tel: +1 561 743 7556, Fax: +1 561 743 7556 e-mail: Rbafalis@aol.com Mr Chris Bastin Master Technician Fairfax County Fire &Rescue Department Urban Search and Rescue Section County of Fairfax 4100 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States of America Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 703 273 4830 e-mail: cbasti@co.fairfax.va.us Mr Manuel Bazzani International Programs Bureau Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 6000 SW 87 Ave Miami, Fl 33173, United States of America Tel: +1 305 596 8519, Fax: + 305 596 8933 e-mail: bazzani@co.miami-dade.fl.us Ms Georgia Beans US Agency for International Development 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington, D.C 20004 Tel: +1 202 661 9327 Fax: +1 202 347 0315 e-mail: Gbeans@usaid.gov Mr Paul Bell Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean USAID Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance Embajada de los E.U de America Apartado 920-1200 San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: +506 231 6805, Fax: +506 231 4111 e-mail: pcbell@sol.racsa.co.cr Mr Gerard Bradford Director Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Jarrett White Rd Room 228 Honolulu, Hawaii 96859, United States of America Tel: +1 808 433 7035, Fax: +1 808 433 1757 e-mail: pbradford@usaid.gov Mr Ed Brinkley Captain Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Urban Search and Rescue Section County of Fairfax 4100 Chain Bridge Rd Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States of America 15 Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 703 273 4830 e-mail: ebrink@co.fairdax.va.us Mr Michael Byrne Director Response and Recovery Division Federal Emergency Management Agency 26 Federal Plaza Rm 1307 N.Y 10278, United States of America Tel: +1 212 225 7210, Fax: +1 212 225 7281 e-mail: mike.byrne@fema.gov Capt Jorge O Campa BREC Course Coordinator Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 596 8036, Fax: +1 305 596 8533 e-mail: capjor@aol.com Capt Michael Canfield Urban Search and Rescue, Program Bureau OIC Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 7950 SW 107 Avenue Miami, Fl 33176, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4100 x59, Fax: +1 305 595 1698 e-mail: mikec@co.miami-dade.fl.us Mr Carlos J Castillo Assistant Fire Chief of Operations Miami-Dade Country Fire Rescue 41st Street 9300 N.W Miami, Fl 33178, United States of America Tel: +1 786 331 5106, Fax: +1 786 331 5129 e-mail: carlos@co.miami-dade.fl.us, carlosmdfd@aol.com Mr Steve Catlin OFDA Militariy Liaison to Southcom 41 Street 9300 NW Miami, Fl 33178, United States of America Tel: +1 786 331 4253, Fax: +1 786 331 4251 e-mail: scatlin@usaid.gov Mr Jeffrey Donaldson Deputy Chief Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Fairfax Country Urban Search and Rescue 4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030-7000, United States of America Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 704 273 4830 e-mail: jdonal@co.fairfax.va.us Mr Tom Frey International Program Coordinator National Office of Fire and Aviation Bureau of Land Management 3833 South Development Ave Boise, Idaho 83705, United States of America Tel: +1 208 387 5167, Fax: +1 208 387 5914 e-mail: tom_frey@nifc.blm.gov 16 Capt Ricardo E Garcia International Programs Bureau OIC Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 6000 SW 87 Ave Miami, Fl 33173, United States of America Tel: +1 305 596 8036, Fax: +1 305 596 8933 e-mail: garciar@co.miami-dade.fl.us Mr William Garvelink Deputy Assistant Administrator US Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington, DC 20523-8602, United States of America Tel: +1 202 712 0770, Fax: +1 202 712 3706, 3707 e-mail: Wgarvelink@usaid.gov Mr Terry Goeldner Disaster Logistics Specialist US Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington, DC 20523-8602, United States of America Tel: +1 202 712 5756, Fax: +1 202 216 3399 e-mail: Tgoeldner@usaid.gov Ms Tamra Halmrast-Sanchez Acting Director Office of U.S Foreign Disaster Assistance Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania, Ave N.W., 20523 Washington D.C., United States of America Tel: +1 202 712 0213, Fax: +1 202 216 3707 e-mail: Thalmrast-Sanchez@usaid.gov Mr Peter Henderson Branch Chief Operations Support Unit US Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington, DC 20523-8602, United States of America Tel: +1 202 712 1025, Fax: +1 202 216 3399 e-mail: pehenderson@usaid.gov Ms Jean Horton Contracting Officer USAID Agreement M/OP/HRAM/DATI US Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington, DC 20523-8602, United States of America Tel: +1 202 712 1431, Fax: +1 202 712 3032 e-mail: Jhorton@usaid.gov Mr Gerald Jaskulski Captain Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Fairfax Country Urban Search and Rescue 4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030-7000, United States of America Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 703 273 4830 e-mail: gjasku@co.fairfax.va.us Mr William Johnson Division Manager Office of Emergency Management 17 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 786 331 5403, Fax: +1 786 331 5401 e-mail: wpj@miamidade.gov Mr Keith Martin Deputy Chief Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Special Operations Division Fairfax Country Urban Search and Rescue 4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030-7000, United States of America Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 703 273 4830 e-mail: clark.martin@co.fairfax.va.us Major Brian W Miller Humanitarian Assistance Programs U.S Southern Command 3511 N.W 91 Avenue Miami, Fl 33172, United States of America Tel: +1 305 437 2515, Fax: +1 305 437 1443 e-mail: USCJ4@hq.southcom.mil Mr Stephen Moles Training Specialist US Agency for International Development 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Suite 200 Washington, DC 2004, United States of America Tel: +1 202 661 9372, Fax: +1 202 347 0584 e-mail: smoles@usaid.gov Mr Dewey Perks Battalion Chief Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue 4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030-7000, United States of America Tel: +1 703 246 2549, Fax: +1 703 273 4830 +1 888 896 4041(pager) e-mail: dewey.perks@co.fairfax.va.us Ms Sherri Porcelain Director Disaster Research Program Field Epidemiology Survey Team (FEST) University of Miami School of Medicine P.O.Box 016960 (R-117) Miami, Fl 33101, United States of America Tel: +1 305 243 5616, Fax: +1 305 243 3066 e-mail: sporcela@med.miami.edu Lt Robert Rojas USAR International Program Bureau Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 7950 SW 107 Avenue Miami, Fl 33176, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 e-mail: robrojas@aol.com Lt Commander Clark D Sanders Chief Air Operations U.S Southern Command 18 3511 N.W 91 Avenue Miami, Fl 33172, United States of America Tel: +1 305 437 3015, Fax: +1 305 437 3456 e-mail: uscj@hq.southcom.mil Mr Harry Turner Venezuela Mr Pablo Ochoa Avilan Mr Manuel Santana OCHA Mr Gerhard Putman-Cramer Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager U.S Southern Command 3511 N.W 91 Avenue Miami, Fl 33172, United States of America Tel: +1 305 437 1420, Fax: +1 305 437 1440 e-mail: schapmanager@aol.com Operations Chief Cuerpo de bomberos del Distrito Federal Av Lecuna Cruce Fuerzas Armadas Edif Victoriano Jordan, 5to piso Caracas, Venezuela Tel: +58 524 5888/ 545 0231/ 545 4946 e-mail: pabloo@cantv.net Fire Chief Cuerpo de bomberos del Distrito Federal Av Lecuna Cruce Fuerzas Armadas Edif Victoriano Jordan, 5to piso Caracas, Venezuela Tel: +58 212 322 9038, Fax: +58 212 322 5265/322 5635 e-mail: manuels@cantv.net, santana499@hotmail.com Chief Emergency Services Branch Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 917 1724, Fax: + 41 22 917 0023 e-mail: putman-cramer@un.org Mr Arjun Katoch Chief, Field Coordination Support Section Emergency Services Branch Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 917 1199, Fax: +41 22 917 0023 e-mail: katoch@un.org Mr Ricardo Mena OCHA Regional Disaster Response Advisor for South America OCHA Regional Office for Latin America Edificio Casa Comun Naciones Unidas Av Amazonas 2889 y La Granja, Piso Quito, Ecuador, Ecuador Tel: +593 258 697, Fax: +593 259 336 e-mail: ricardo.mena@undp.org, menaric@hotmail.com Mr Thomas Peter Deputy Chief Field Coordination Support Section Emergency Services Branch Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 19 Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: + 41 22 917 31 43, Fax: + 41 22 917 00 23 e-mail: petert@un.org Mr Piero Calvi-Parisetti Coordinator International Urban Search and Rescue Convention 21 Quai Charles Page 1205 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 917 1209, Fax: +41 22 917 0023 e-mail: calvi-parisetti@un.org Mr Joseph Bishop Emergency Management Consultant 20 Witham's Road, Gibraltar Tel: +350 411 10, Fax: +350 411 25 e-mail: joebishop@gibnynex.gi, jabishop49@hotmail.com Miami Dade Fire Rescue Conference Staff Conference Coordinator Lt Jerald Chapelin Staff Coordinator Lt Joey Formosa Technical Information Specialist Mr Keith Tyson Computer Specialist Mr Frank Martinez Public Information Officer Mr Terry Murray Logistics Support Lt Angel De La Fuente USAR Program Bureau Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 e-mail: jchapelin@aol.com Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 e-mail: j4mosa@aol.com Technical Information Specialist Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 e-mail: ketyson@co.miami-dade.fl.su Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: 11 305 273 4123 e-mail: FMV@co.miami-dade.fl.us Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 786 331 5200, Fax: +1 305 596 8533 e-mail: tmurray@co.miami-dade.fl.us USAR Program Bureau Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 7950 SW 107 Avenue 20 Miami, Fl 33176, United States of America Tel: +1 305 596 8036, Fax: +1 305 596 8933 e-mail: delafuentea@co.miami-dade.fl.us Transportation Sector Lt Ernie Capote Mr Ray Jadallah Mr Brian Gelabert Mr Cesar Trapero Mr Ralph Gonzalez Mr Nick Marion Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 9300 NW 41 St Miami, Fl 33178-2414, United States of America Tel: +1 305 273 4124, Fax: +1 305 273 4123 21