The USAR team carries a wide variety of tools and equipment that includes shoring and cribbing materials (wood and other items that are used to reinforce walls or secure heavy objects in place), and a 12 and a half foot inflatable boat with a 20 horse-power engine for swift water rescues. The USAR team also has a search camera that allows members to view up to nine feet inside a hole and/or voids where victims may be trapped, and to verbally communicate with victims during a rescue through a special talk back feature on the camera.
