Grants and Contributions

This project includes the acquisition of an electric forklift for safe indoor use and alignment with the City's Green Initiative, six (6) Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) to enhance mobility and equipment transport during operations, and ongoing certification training for Canada Task Force 3 (CAN-TF3) personnel to meet provincial technical rescue standards. These investments support operational efficiency, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance.

This project includes the acquisition of an electric forklift for safe indoor use and alignment with the City's Green Initiative, six (6) Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) to enhance mobility and equipment transport during operations, and ongoing certification training for Canada Task Force 3 (CAN-TF3) personnel to meet provincial technical rescue standards. These investments support operational efficiency, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance.

This project focuses on three requirements: sustaining and enhancing core Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) disciplines; expanding capabilities in all-hazard disaster response; and developing the foundation for employing an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. All project elements include continued development of doctrine, standards and procedures in collaboration with the national HUSAR network and the other Task Forces.

This project will focus on three requirements of CANTF4: sustaining/enhancing core HUSAR disciplines; expanding All-Hazards (AH) disaster response team capabilities; and maintaining the foundation for All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) employment. 

Canada Task Force 2 (CANTF2) will continue to invest in the development and maintenance of the skills, equipment and experience required to respond to large-scale incidents in Alberta and across Canada. Working alongside partners across the country and across the Search and Rescue (SAR) Continuum, CANTF2 will continue building a robust Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) response network that is aligned, coordinated, consistent, and ready to respond when needed. The project will see CANTF2 more effectively equipped to respond materially, through upgrades and cycle replacements of equipment and cache supplies, and, operationally, through continued training and coordination building.

To contribute to the maintenance of Canada's Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) Task Force's capabilities across Canada, this project will support the continued classification maintenance of Canada Task Force 2 (CANTF2), based in Calgary, Alberta, as a heavy urban search and rescue and all hazards response team. The Canada Task Force 2 funding allocation continues in alignment with the Public Safety Canda and team priorities to:  Strengthen fundamental HUSAR capability in CANTF2, foster interoperability and with other Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams nationally to continue to advance equipment and training readiness and contribute to the building of national capabilities.

Canada Task Force 2 (CANTF-2) will continue to invest in the development and maintenance of the skills, equipment and experience required to respond to large-scale incidents in Alberta and across Canada. Working alongside partners across the country and across the Search and Rescue (SAR) Continuum, CANTF2 will continue building a robust Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) response network that is aligned, coordinated, consistent, and ready to respond when needed.

This project's goal is to replace a cube van ensuring rapid team deployment, and to provide mandatory training and certification to its members in Canada Task Force 3 (CANTF-3). Acquiring a new, larger vehicle will allow movement and storage of larger loads of equipment and provide a means of refrigeration capabilities for the team and the affected community. This refrigeration vehicle could be used as a temporary morgue under extreme conditions. The project will deliver communications, search, medical, logistics and planning training to the structural collapse team members. 

To help maintain the capabilities of Canada’s HUSAR Task Forces, this project will support the continued classification maintenance of Canada Task Force–1 (CAN-TF1), based in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a heavy urban search and rescue and all-hazards response team. CAN-TF1 will achieve this by maintaining required skill sets; obtaining and maintaining essential equipment and facilities; completing the training requirements of the Task Force’s 12 special teams; participating in a full-scale deployment exercise; and attending monthly meetings with PS and other Task Forces. These efforts will ensure the Task Force is effectively equipped to respond to disasters, increase interoperability between HUSAR teams, and improve capabilities for efficient, effective, and coordinated emergency response.

CANTF-5 will assess the current state of program development across all aspects of disaster response to identify gaps and apply program management, training, and equipment improvements to build operational readiness. The team will also work to build a resilient response capability by training members to prepare for regional hazards and respond to heavy urban search and rescue disasters.