1. Op RENAISSANCE Maj D.M. Gray DART Operations Officer (J3)

2. Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
Ready to deploy quickly to conduct emergency relief operations
In support of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and the Head of Mission for the provision of humanitarian assistance in order to address the humanitarian crisis and assist in re-establishing essential life support capabilities.
Self sufficient, scalable military capability ready to deploy quickly to conduct emergency relief operations for up to 40 days.
Not designed to provide first response services, such as search and rescue or emergency trauma care.
Can be useful where the capabilities of local governments and humanitarian agencies to provide primary health care and potable water are overstretched.

3. DART
DART is the CAF’s most likely initial response to a natural disaster
DART is not a standing unit, but a core group of CF capabilities held at high readiness
Most DART equipment, stores and supplies are held at the High Readiness Detachment in Trenton
DART personnel are brought together periodically for training
One DART only.

4. Means of Last Resort DART and other Foreign Military UN/IO/NGO
Need
Capability
Affected Nation Government Authorities
Time

5. DART Operational History
Honduras 1998 (Op CENTRAL): Hurricane Mitch
Turkey 1999 (Op TORRENT): 7.6 Earthquake
Sri Lanka 2004/05 (Op STRUCTURE): Indian Ocean Tsunami
Pakistan 2005 (Op PLATEAU): 7.6 Earthquake
Haiti 2008 (Op HORATIO): Hurricane Gustav
Haiti 2011 (Op HESTIA): 7.0 Earthquake
Philippines 2013 (Op RENAISSANCE): Super-Typhoon Haiyan

6. READINESS POSTURE 12 hrs NTM
Interdepartmental Strategic Support Team (ISST)
Humanitarian Assistance Reconnaissance Team (HART)
48 hrs NTM
High Readiness Components
Equipment
Most Equipment and Material pre-positioned at the High Readiness Detachment Trenton
Established and equipped for a planned 40 days in theatre

7. DART Capability Concept
Interdepartmental Strategic Support Team (ISST)
Disaster Response
Stages
GoC Tasking to CF (M Day)
Humanitarian Assistance Reconnaissance Team (HART)
ISST C2
M + 2 to 3 days
Rescue
Rapid Reaction
Package (RRP)
DART
M + 10 days
High Readiness Components (HRC)
Relief
M + 50 days
CF Managed Readiness elements
Recovery
Rest of
Canadian Forces

8. DART HQ and Company HQ DART Headquarters (about 45 CAF members)
Link to the Government of Canada and the affected nation, and to partner organizations.
Responsible for determining and coordinating all the unit’s work in the theatre of operations.
DART Company Headquarters (about 10 CAF members)
Main body of the DART, comprising Engineer Troop, Medical Platoon, Logistics Platoon and Defence & Security Platoon.
Provides command and control for its sub-units and sets their tasking priorities.

9. DART Supporting Enablers
Engineers (approx 40 pers):
Water Supply
Heavy Equipment
Vertical Construction
Field Engineers
Light Urban Search and Rescue
Geomatics
Medical (approx 48 pers):
Primary Care
Pharmacy
Holding
Aviation (scalable to the mission)
Defence and Security (approx 45 pers)
Signals (approx 20 pers)
Logistics (approx 20 pers)

10. DART CAPABILITIES Support the Force Effects DART (287) HOTF HQ (26)
Cbt Camera
(3)
Aviation Elms
(42)
Security Elms
(52)
Engineer Elms
(59)
Medical Elms
(44)
Support Elms
(45)
Signal Elms
(16)
Hel Flt
(12)
D&S C2
(8)
Engr Sqn HQ
(9)
Med Pl
(44)
Log Pl
(32)
HOTFSE
(8)
HQ Signal
(6)
Main Flt
(6)
LUSAR
(10)
D&S Pl
(44)
Primary Care
(16)
Med Sec
(3)
QM Sect
(8)
NCCIS
(5)
Engr Tp
(40)
Log Flt
(4)
Holding
(16)
D&S Sect
(10)
Maint
(10) MP
(2)
Ext. Det
(3)
ROWPU Sec
(5)
Avn CIS Det
(5)
Triage
(3)
D&S Sect
(10)
Tpt Sect
(7)
Bed Down
(Engr Elms)
ROWPU Sec
(5)
Pharmacy
(2)
ALCE
(5)
D&S Sect
(10)
MCC Det
(2)
Const Engr
(12)
Lab
(1)
MAMS
(10)
D&S Sect
(10)
Fd Engr
(8)
P Med
(2)
Support the Force
Effects
Hy Eqpt Sect
(8)

12. Engineers

13. Medical

14. Aviation

15. Geography

16. Super-Typhoon Haiyan

17. Panay Island

18. Damage on Panay Island 2.8 Million people affected
241,738 homes totally destroyed
256,302 homes partially damaged
$50 million damage to schools
$30 million damage to agriculture
$30 million damage to fishery
$2.5 million damage to hospitals/clinics
800,000 litres oil spilled in Estancia

19. Operational Timeline Final Departure Rear Party - Air Equipment - Sea
23 Jan 14
Redeployment of DART Personnel essential equipment
Dec 13
15 Dec 13
Prime Minister Direction to Cease Operations
24 Nov – 14 Dec 13
Relief Operations Continue
24 Nov 13
DART FOC Declared All mission essential equipment in Philippines
15 Nov 13
DART HQ Established and Relief operations commenced
14 Nov 13
DART declared OPRED Main Body flights begin
Advance Party arrive ILOILO CDS Tasking Order Issued Panay Island confirmed as Canadian AO
13 Nov 13
12 Nov 13
ISST/HART arrive in Philippines
Minister Baird Announced DART Deployment Departures of HART (-) in am & Adv Pty in pm
11 Nov 13
10 Nov 13
Deployment of ISST / HART (-)
8 Nov 13
Typhoon HAIYAN Stuck Philippines

20. Operations 6600 patients treated (by 4 x Mobile Medical Teams)
519,000 litres of potable water produced/distributed
290,000 lbs of food delivered
10,325 lbs of building materials delivered
2,688 x Non-Food Items (Water/Wash/Hygiene kits) delivered
27 family water purification systems delivered
131 kms of routes cleared from debris
8 hospital generators repaired
2,500 person evacuation camp built
133 media interviews conducted
1.2 km of maps produced

22. Civil-Military Coordination Environment
Manila
NDRRMC
Cdn Embassy
MNCC
Kalibo
Aklan Provincial Govt
PDRRMC
Roxas City
Capiz Provincial Government
PDRRMC
3rd Inf Div HQ
Canadian DART
Dept of Social Welfare
UN OCHA
40 x IO, NGO, UN Agency
Royal Navy Liaison Det
Municipal Government
Philippines Governmental
International Civilian
International Military
San Jose
Antique Provincial Govt
PDRRMC
Iloilo City
Iloilo Provincial Govt
RDRRMC
PDRRMC
Airport Authority

23. Civil-Military Coordination

24. “This is the most effective civil-military coordination we have ever seen at the field level and should be used as a model for future disaster response operations”
-Baroness Valerie Amos
UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs

25. Cultural Liaison Officers

26. Host Nation Armed Forces

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