HUSAR is the Toronto Heavy Urban Search and Rescue unit CAN-TF3 - an urban search and rescue unit able to respond to disaster situations at a city, provincial and national level, as well as offer international assistance.

CAN-TF3 is operated by Toronto Fire Services, in collaboration with Toronto Police Service and Toronto EMS created to deal with search and rescue operations in the City of Toronto. This specialized unit was created following the September 11 attacks in New York City, United States and allows the city to deal with large-scale disasters. The unit can respond to situations outside of the city, and offer provincial, national, as well as international assistance.

The cities of Vancouver, Calgary, and the province of Manitoba, also currently have, or are developing, similar interoperable Heavy USAR capacity."Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR)" , Public Safety Canada

Roles and responsibilities

Search and Rescue Emergency Medical Services Planning & Technical Information Logistics Command

Equipment

+ Product list and details Make/Model Type Purpose Origin Ford F250 van OSU-1 Search & Communications ex-Toronto Paramedic Services 927 Type 2 ambulance Ford F600/Dependable Emergency Equipment truck OSU-2 Incident Support Unit ex-East York Fire Department Rescue # 2 Ford Louisville 9000 tractor and trailer OSU-3 Base of Operations ex-commercial trailer 1990s Volvo VHD roll on-off truck OSU-4 (Shoring Unit) ex-City of Toronto Works Department truck Ford 3500 series bus OSU-5 Search Dog Unit ex-school bus Western Star CNV tractor and trailer OSU-6 Rescue Unit ex-pop deliver truck Princeton Piggyback/BIC Hydraulics All Terrain Forklift Support Units Argo Response ATV all terrain transport John Deere Gator TH 6X4 ATV field transport MCI 102 Highway Coach bus personnel transport ex-GO Transit bus

Deployments

A list of major deployments of CAN-TF3:

December 2020 - London, Ontario building collapse June 2016 - Mississauga natural gas explosion June 2012 - Collapse of the Algo Centre Mall roof/parking structure in Elliot Lake, Ontario August 2011 - Goderich Tornado April 2003 - Bloor Street West natural gas explosion in Toronto

See also

Toronto Fire Services Toronto EMS Toronto Police Service Toronto Office of Emergency Management Disaster Assistance Response Team and Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Urban Search and Rescue New York Task Force 1

Other similar units Vancouver (CAN-TF1) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Calgary (CAN-TF2) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Manitoba (CAN-TF4) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Halifax (CAN-TF5) Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Halifax Regional Search and Rescue Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency

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