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Last modified by Tjalling Haije on 2025/09/08 12:06
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1 -ASR levels are often categorized into **five sequential levels** known as **Assessment, Search and Rescue (ASR) levels.** These levels, defined by INSARAG, represent the phases of a large-scale response from initial assessment to final recovery. Understanding ASR levels helps clarify **which teams do what at each stage**:
1 +are often categorized into **five sequential levels** known as **Assessment, Search and Rescue (ASR) levels.** These levels, defined by INSARAG, represent the phases of a large-scale response from initial assessment to final recovery. Understanding ASR levels helps clarify **which teams do what at each stage**:
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3 3  1. **ASR1 – Wide Area Assessment:** A preliminary survey of the affected region to gauge overall impact and priority areas. In the first hours after a disaster, local responders, LEMA, or UNDAC teams rapidly gather information on where destruction is worst. They map out sectors, consider Base of Operations (BoO) locations, and identify needs. //Teams~:// Primarily local authorities and any early-arriving USAR units. Outcome is a rough sectorization and action plan for incoming teams.
4 4  1. **ASR2 – Sector Assessment:** A fast, methodical assessment within an assigned sector to identify specific worksites likely to contain survivors. Each USAR team (or group of teams) fans out in its sector, conducting quick triage of collapsed buildings (e.g. checking signs of life, structural conditions). They decide which sites have viable voids or live victims and thus merit immediate rescue operations. //Teams~:// USAR teams (Light/Medium/Heavy) covering sectors given by command.