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Version 3.1 by Mark Rinse van Koningsveld on 2025/09/01 07:47
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1 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) operations take place in challenging conditions that impose specific **operational demands** on responders and technology. This section of the SYNERGISE USAR project wiki outlines the real-world context in which USAR teams work across Europe, ensuring our system design is grounded in actual field needs. It is informed by practitioner interviews, **INSARAG** guidelines, and field observations. The following subpages detail key aspects of the operational environment and how they influence requirements:
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4 **Environment** – Describes the physical and operational conditions of disaster sites (e.g. collapsed structures, hazards, weather).
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7 **First Responder Organisation** – Explains USAR team hierarchy, interagency coordination, and how structures vary across European countries.
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10 **Task Division at Worksite** – Illustrates how tasks are split among team members at a rescue site and how work is coordinated on the ground.
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13 **ASR Levels** – Defines the five sequential **Assessment, Search and Rescue (ASR) levels** (ASR1–ASR5) and clarifies which teams perform which phases of operation.
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16 Each page highlights implications for system design and provides links to related topics (e.g. **Stakeholders**, **Personas**, **Use Cases**, **Human Factors**). This modular guide allows engineers, human-factors experts, and stakeholders to navigate the complex USAR context and align the SYNERGISE system with operational reality.