Response System

The National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System Logistics Functional Group, in coordination with its associated Subgroups, has identified the attached list of proposed updates to the 2026 FEMA Approved Equipment Cache List. The Subgroups submitted their recommendations to the Equipment Subgroup, which consolidated and prepared the proposed updates for the System’s 21-day review period.

 

The proposed updates include modifications, additions, and deletions intended to address operational requirements, remove obsolete equipment, update manufacturer information and model or part numbers, and ensure currently available products and technologies are reflected in the list. These updates are necessary to maintain the FEMA Approved Equipment Cache List in a current, operationally relevant state. Several of the proposed items were previously tabled during the 2025 review cycle and remain pending additional direction or coordination with System stakeholders.

 

The proposed 2026 FEMA Approved Equipment Cache List updates are available electronically at www.responsesystem.org under the Advisory Organization – 21-Day Review quick link.

 

All comments must be submitted electronically using the US&R System Comment Review Form. A separate form must be submitted for each individual comment. Multiple issues should not be combined within a single submission.

 

If a recommendation is supported without comment, it will advance to the next step in the approval process. If additional work is identified during the review, the document will be returned for further development, comment adjudication, and resubmission into the approval process.

 

If a Task Force has reviewed the document and has no comments, a single form should be submitted indicating the Task Force has no comments.

 

Questions regarding this document review process may be directed to the appropriate Divisional Task Force Representative or the Advisory Group Chair.