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Louisville Metro Urban Search & Rescue Team
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  • What is LMUSAR
  • Team Make-up

Capabilities

The members of the LMUSAR team have trained and prepared for over two years to get a deployable team ready for action, if we are needed locally, regionally or for State wide response.

What is LMUSAR
LMUSAR is a multi-agency technical rescue team, primarily tasked with USAR (urban
search & rescue) response. LMUSAR is capable of:
Confined Space Rescue, High/Low Angle Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Trench Rescue
 
Team Make-up
LMUSAR is made up of Emergency Responders from Louisville Metro/Jefferson County and the surrounding counties. This includes personnel from Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Emergency Management agencies. Participating agencies include: Louisville Fire, Jefferson County Fire Districts: Anchorage, Buechel, Camp Taylor, Fairdale, Harrods Creek, Highview, Jeffersontown, Lyndon, Middletown, Okolona, St. Matthews, and Worthington, Louisville MetroSafe Communications, Louisville Metro EMA, North Oldham County Fire, Shelby County EMS, Shelbyville Fire, South Oldham County Fire.
          

 

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