Kentucky Statutes 39F.080 – State coordinator for search and rescue — Appointment and duties
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The director of the Division of Emergency Management shall appoint a state coordinator of search and rescue, who shall:
(1) Identify, inventory, and coordinate resources available for searches and rescues;
(2) Investigate and apply for grants and other financial assistance for searches and rescues;
(3) Maintain statistics regarding searches and rescues; (4) Coordinate assistance during searches and rescues;
(5) Act as liaison with other states’ operations involving searches and rescues; (6) Provide assistance, upon request, during searches and rescues;
(7) Prepare a plan for searches and rescues;
(8) Prepare and distribute publications relating to searches and rescues;
(9) Establish, by administrative regulation, recommendations for organizations specializing in search and rescue, and certify organizations which meet those recommendations at the appropriate level;
(10) Maintain a list of all certified organizations and resources; (11) Coordinate training in techniques of search and rescue; and
(12) Coordinate requests for federal assistance with the Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 90, effective July 15, 1998.
(1) Identify, inventory, and coordinate resources available for searches and rescues;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 39F.080
- 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
(2) Investigate and apply for grants and other financial assistance for searches and rescues;
(3) Maintain statistics regarding searches and rescues; (4) Coordinate assistance during searches and rescues;
(5) Act as liaison with other states’ operations involving searches and rescues; (6) Provide assistance, upon request, during searches and rescues;
(7) Prepare a plan for searches and rescues;
(8) Prepare and distribute publications relating to searches and rescues;
(9) Establish, by administrative regulation, recommendations for organizations specializing in search and rescue, and certify organizations which meet those recommendations at the appropriate level;
(10) Maintain a list of all certified organizations and resources; (11) Coordinate training in techniques of search and rescue; and
(12) Coordinate requests for federal assistance with the Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 90, effective July 15, 1998.