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D.A.R.T.Direct Action Response Team, home

For agencies

Working alongside you when disaster hits

When a disaster stretches your crews thin, D.A.R.T. works alongside them, bringing trained first responders and disaster rescue technicians for evacuation, search, rescue and welfare checks. We augment your response.

How we fit

Coordination comes first

D.A.R.T. works alongside your crews and coordinates through the Incident Command System, so our teams fit into your response from the moment we arrive.

Coordinated through ICS

Every team is organized to NIMS standards and coordinates through ICS. A D.A.R.T. Liaison Officer works with your command staff so our efforts match your plan.

Self-sufficient

We arrive with our own gear and five days of food, water and supplies, so local resources stay with your community.

Accountable

We track every member in the field and close each deployment with an after-action review alongside your team.

What happens when you call

From request to review

  1. STEP 1

    You reach out

    Send the form below or email info@dartsar.org. Tell us what you need and where.

  2. STEP 2

    We confirm

    Our leadership confirms the mission, the team we can send and when.

  3. STEP 3

    We coordinate on arrival

    The team mobilizes, checks in through ICS and coordinates with your command staff.

  4. STEP 4

    We review

    A joint after-action review, so the next response goes better.

D.A.R.T. is recruiting and training its first team now. For most agencies today, the best first step is a conversation about joint drills, staging and an agreement for when the team is ready.

Request support

Start the conversation

Use this form for support requests, drills, training and agreements. It goes straight to D.A.R.T. leadership.

This form is not for emergencies. If lives are at risk, call 911.

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