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HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT

ARMED FORCES OF GUATEMALA

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•• “CFAC” WILL PROMOTE TRUST AND WILL “CFAC” WILL PROMOTE TRUST AND WILL CARRY OUT A PERMANENT AND CARRY OUT A PERMANENT AND SYSTEMATIC COOPERATION, SYSTEMATIC COOPERATION, COORDINATION AND MUTUAL EFFORT OF COORDINATION AND MUTUAL EFFORT OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM THE ISTHMUS, THE ARMED FORCES FROM THE ISTHMUS, TO CONTRIBUTE TO MILITARY SECURITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO MILITARY SECURITY DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION IN THE REGION. REGION.

CFAC MISSIONCFAC MISSION

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•• RECOMMEND CONCRETE ACTIONS AGAINST RECOMMEND CONCRETE ACTIONS AGAINST THREATS TO DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND LIBERTY, THREATS TO DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND LIBERTY, TO PROVIDE AN OPTIMUM LEVEL OF DEFENSE. TO PROVIDE AN OPTIMUM LEVEL OF DEFENSE.

•• EXCHANGEEXCHANGEEE INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES IN INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES IN ALL ASPECTS OF COOPERATION AND STIMULATE ALL ASPECTS OF COOPERATION AND STIMULATE MUTUAL TRUST MECHANISMS AMONG MEMBER MUTUAL TRUST MECHANISMS AMONG MEMBER COUNTIES. COUNTIES.

•• PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MILITARY FORUMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MILITARY FORUMS OF INTEREST FOR THE INTEGRATION OF DEFENSE, INTEREST FOR THE INTEGRATION OF DEFENSE, DEMOCRATIC SECURITY, PEACE AND LIBERTY OF DEMOCRATIC SECURITY, PEACE AND LIBERTY OF THE NATION.THE NATION.

CFAC OBJECTIVESCFAC OBJECTIVES

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•• PROMOTE THROUGH SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES, PROMOTE THROUGH SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES, THE STUDY, DISCUSSION AND RETHE STUDY, DISCUSSION AND REFFLELEXXION ON ION ON MILITARY AND OTHER COMMON INTEREST MILITARY AND OTHER COMMON INTEREST ISSUES. ISSUES.

•• ESTABLISH PERMANENT COMMUNICATION WITH ESTABLISH PERMANENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM (SICA) .AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM (SICA) .

•• ASSIST IN STUDIES CONTRIBUTING IN THE ASSIST IN STUDIES CONTRIBUTING IN THE PROMOTION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AND IN THE REDUCTIONIN THE REDUCTION OF IMPACTS IN THE EVENTS OF IMPACTS IN THE EVENTS OF DISASTERS. OF DISASTERS. (UHR(UHR--CFAC)CFAC)

CFAC OBJECTIVESCFAC OBJECTIVES

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••MISSIONMISSION

THE HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT OF THE ARMED THE HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF GUATEMALA WILL CARRY OUT FORCES OF GUATEMALA WILL CARRY OUT HUMANITARIAN AND REHUMANITARIAN AND RESSCUE OPERATIONS UPON CUE OPERATIONS UPON REQUEST, IN ANY CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY REQUEST, IN ANY CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY (MEXICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(MEXICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) WHERE WHERE NATURAL OR MAN MADE DISASTERS OCCUR, IN NATURAL OR MAN MADE DISASTERS OCCUR, IN ORDER TO SAVE AND PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND ORDER TO SAVE AND PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND MITIGATE DISASTER EFFECTS.MITIGATE DISASTER EFFECTS.

HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT HRUHUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT HRU--CFAC OF THE GUATEMALAN ARMED CFAC OF THE GUATEMALAN ARMED

FORCESFORCES

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URHURH--CFAC CFAC LEGAL LEGAL FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

•• POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA (ARTICLE 64 Y 67).(ARTICLE 64 Y 67).

•• BILATERAL DISASTER AGREEMENT MEXICO/GUATEMALA (1987).BILATERAL DISASTER AGREEMENT MEXICO/GUATEMALA (1987).•• GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT 109GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT 109--96, CONRED LAW.96, CONRED LAW.•• PEACE TRANSITION OPERATION PLAN 97PEACE TRANSITION OPERATION PLAN 97•• EMDN OPERATION PLAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AA.CC. DEMDN OPERATION PLAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AA.CC. D--5.5.

–– WATER CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IVWATER CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IV–– VOLCANIC ASHES CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IVVOLCANIC ASHES CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IV–– EARTHQUAKE CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IVEARTHQUAKE CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IV–– FIRE CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IVFIRE CONTINGENCY PLAN I TO IV

•• HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION PLAN (1999).HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION PLAN (1999).•• HRUHRU--CFAC ESTABLISHMENT AGREEMENT (1999).CFAC ESTABLISHMENT AGREEMENT (1999).

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ESTABLISH THE HRUESTABLISH THE HRU--CFAC TO SATISFY CFAC TO SATISFY FUTUR SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS OF FUTUR SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES ON THE EVENT OF A NATURAL OR MAN ON THE EVENT OF A NATURAL OR MAN MADE DISASTER.MADE DISASTER.

••PURPOSEPURPOSE

HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT HRUHUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT HRU--CFAC OF THE GUATEMALAN ARMED CFAC OF THE GUATEMALAN ARMED

FORCESFORCES

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HRU HAS THE CAPACITY OF HRU HAS THE CAPACITY OF

RESPONDING TO DIFFERENT RESPONDING TO DIFFERENT

TYPES OF DISASTERSTYPES OF DISASTERS

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•• GeologicalGeological EventsEvents..•• HydrometereologicalHydrometereological EventsEvents..•• ForestForest FiresFires..

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•• VolcanicVolcanic EruptionsEruptions..

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ManMan--Made Made EventsEvents

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•• Handling ofHandling of hazardoushazardous materialsmaterials..•• EpidemicsEpidemics..

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TO ORGANIZE THE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TO ORGANIZE THE HRUHRU--CFACCFAC

IN THE EVENT OF SISASTERSIN THE EVENT OF SISASTERS••COORDINATES WITH E.M.D.N COORDINATES WITH E.M.D.N DIRECTORATESDIRECTORATES••LAND, NAVY AND AIR FORCESLAND, NAVY AND AIR FORCES••EXECUTES RESCUE OPERATIONSEXECUTES RESCUE OPERATIONS••EXECUTES HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONSEXECUTES HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

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HURHUR--CFAC CAPABILITIES:CFAC CAPABILITIES:••THE HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE UNIT HAS THE THE HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE UNIT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MANAGE A DISASTER AND MITIGATE CAPABILITY TO MANAGE A DISASTER AND MITIGATE ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS; ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS; CAPABILITY IS UNDERSTOOD AS : CAPABILITY IS UNDERSTOOD AS : ••A.A. LAND, SEA AND AIR MOBILIZATION.LAND, SEA AND AIR MOBILIZATION.••B.B. THE INSTALATION OF NECESARY THE INSTALATION OF NECESARY

INFRASTRUCTURE TO OPERATE.INFRASTRUCTURE TO OPERATE.••C.C. OPERABILITY IN ANY TERRAIN METHREOLOGICAL OPERABILITY IN ANY TERRAIN METHREOLOGICAL

CONDITIONS AND ADVERCE SITUATIONS.CONDITIONS AND ADVERCE SITUATIONS.••D.D. MINIMUM FIVE DAY AUTONOMY.MINIMUM FIVE DAY AUTONOMY.

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ADMINSTRATIVE PROCEDURESADMINSTRATIVE PROCEDURES•• UPON THE DECLARATION OF THE EMERGENCY AT THE REQUEST OF UPON THE DECLARATION OF THE EMERGENCY AT THE REQUEST OF

THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRY; THE PRESIDENTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRY; THE PRESIDENTS AND GENERAL COMMANDERS OF THE COUNTRIES SPARED BY THE AND GENERAL COMMANDERS OF THE COUNTRIES SPARED BY THE EVENT ACTIVATE THE HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE UNITS EVENT ACTIVATE THE HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE UNITS THROUGH THE MINISTRIES OR COMMANDERS IN CHIEF OF CFAC THROUGH THE MINISTRIES OR COMMANDERS IN CHIEF OF CFAC MEMBER COUNTRIES.MEMBER COUNTRIES.

•• ONCE THE MOBILIZATION IS APPROVED BY THE VARIOUS ONCE THE MOBILIZATION IS APPROVED BY THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS THEY INCORPORATE THEMSELVES INTO THE THE GOVERNMENTS THEY INCORPORATE THEMSELVES INTO THE THE ARMED FORCES OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRY SUPPORTING THE ARMED FORCES OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRY SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER OR ITS COUNTERPART.NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER OR ITS COUNTERPART.

•• THE OPERATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT WILL BE THE OPERATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN RESCUE UNIT WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE ACRONYMS HURRECOGNIZED BY THE ACRONYMS HUR--CFAC.CFAC.

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OPERATIONAL PROCEDURESOPERATIONAL PROCEDURES•• THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS OF THE HRUTHE FIELD OF OPERATIONS OF THE HRU--CFACWILL BE CFACWILL BE

HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE RELIEF OPERATIONS, RESPECTING HUMANITARIAN AND RESCUE RELIEF OPERATIONS, RESPECTING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES ENFORCED IN THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES ENFORCED IN THE AFFECTED NATIONS.AFFECTED NATIONS.

•• THE LEGAL STATUS OF HRUTHE LEGAL STATUS OF HRU--CFAC WILL BE ESTABLISHED CFAC WILL BE ESTABLISHED BYBY THE THE CHANCERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH BILATERAL AGREEEMENTS.CHANCERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH BILATERAL AGREEEMENTS.

•• THE HRUTHE HRU--CFAC WILL BE ORGANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CFAC WILL BE ORGANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISASTER, CAPACITY, AND AVAILABILITY OF EACH ONE OF THE DISASTER, CAPACITY, AND AVAILABILITY OF EACH ONE OF THE ARMED FORCES.ARMED FORCES.

•• A COMMUNICATION METHOD SHOULD BVE ESTABLISHED IN ORTER A COMMUNICATION METHOD SHOULD BVE ESTABLISHED IN ORTER TO ALLOW A PERMANENT FLOW OF INFORMATION.TO ALLOW A PERMANENT FLOW OF INFORMATION.

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LOGISTIC PROCEDURESLOGISTIC PROCEDURES•• CFAC MEMBER ARMED FORCES PROVIDE SUPPORT CFAC MEMBER ARMED FORCES PROVIDE SUPPORT

TO THE ARMED FORCES OF OTHER COUNTRIES IN TO THE ARMED FORCES OF OTHER COUNTRIES IN

TRANSIT TO THE DISASTER STRICKEN COUNTRY.TRANSIT TO THE DISASTER STRICKEN COUNTRY.

•• UPON INTEGRATION THE HRUUPON INTEGRATION THE HRU--CFAC MUST HAVE A CFAC MUST HAVE A

MINIMUM OF FIVE DAYS ECONOMIC AND LOGISTIC MINIMUM OF FIVE DAYS ECONOMIC AND LOGISTIC

AUTONOMY, AFTER THE POSSIBILITY OF AUTONOMY, AFTER THE POSSIBILITY OF

CONTINUING ASSISTING THE AFFECTED COUNTRY CONTINUING ASSISTING THE AFFECTED COUNTRY

WILL BE EVALUATED.WILL BE EVALUATED.

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COMANDOEstado Mayor

AsesorEnlace en CONRED

ORGANIZACIÓNORGANIZACIÓNDE LA UHRDE LA UHR--CFACCFAC

• Descombramientomenor.

• Construccionesmenores.

• Grupos contra-incendios.

• Bomberos forestales.

UU busqueda salvamento y rescate

• Aérea,Marítima

y Terrestre.

Unidad de evacuación

y apoyo

UU Asistencia Medica

inmediata

• Primeros Auxilios

• Operacionesquirúrgicasmenores

• Tratamientoprofiláctico

• Evacuación• Clasificación

de pacientes

• UU facilitación movilidad.

• UU movimiento tierras.• Unidad de tratamiento de agua.

• Construcciones Grales.semipermanentes.

• Construcción depuente semIpermanente y barreras artificiales contra incendios inundaciones.

• UU. transportepesado.

Unidad de ingenieros

• EDAN• SUMA• Admón.. Desastres

• RRPP• Asesoría

legal• Admón. de

albergues.

Unidad Técnica de operacionescívico militares

• Policía Militar• Comunicaciones• Abastecimiento• Transporte• Administración y

logística UHR• Mantenimiento y

reparación.

Unidad de Soporte

administrativo

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HRU COMMAND AND CHIEF OF STAFFHRU COMMAND AND CHIEF OF STAFF1.1. CommanderCommander Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel

2.2. ExecutiveExecutive MajorMajor

3.3. Staff OfficerStaff Officer Major/ 1st. Capt. Major/ 1st. Capt.

4.4. Intelligence OfficerIntelligence Officer Major/ 1st. Capt. Major/ 1st. Capt.

5.5. Operations OfficerOperations Officer Major/ 1st. Capt. Major/ 1st. Capt.

6.6. Logistic OfficerLogistic Officer Major/ 1st. Capt. Major/ 1st. Capt.

7.7. AA.CC. Officer AA.CC. Officer Major/ 1st. Capt. Major/ 1st. Capt.

8.8. TTMM and FAG Liaison TTMM and FAG Liaison 1st. Or2d. Capt.1st. Or2d. Capt.