FACT-Team FACT-Teams can be deployed within 24 hours and comprise highly trained and experienced disaster managers. They report to headquarters in a very detailed way, how the situation is and what kind of support the national organisation needs. (In fact, FACT-Teams are not an ERU-Unit, but are a very important part of the disaster relief system.)
IT and Telecom Are deployed to establish local communication networks and ensure the information system in the operation works. They also responsible to assist the national society with its communication systems. They are using field proven technology like satellite phone systems, high frequency (HF) and
very high frequency (VHF) radio systems.
Water and sanitation Clear drinking water and hygiene training are two key aspects of working hygiene. This unit provides
water purification and distribution as well as the planning and initiating of
latrine construction programmes, garbage collection and disposal programmes, burial of corpses, vector control and protection such as spraying of health installations, latrines, garbage disposal points, stagnant water ponds against flies, fleas, rats, and mosquitoes, initiating hygiene education and promotion. These units have several modules, which they can be deployed with:
Module 15 The module has a principle treatment and distribution capacity of 120,000 litres per day (10 hours operational time) of safe drinking water according to
WHO/
SPHERE standards and a storage capacity of max. 200,000 litres per day and provides basic sanitation systems for up to 15,000 beneficiaries. Its weight is about 15
MT and uses a volume of 70m³.
Module 40 This module provides safe drinking water for up to 40,000 beneficiaries, also according to
WHO/
SPHERE standards. It has the maximum capacity to treat, supply and store up to 600,000 litres of water per day. The module comprises two identical treatment and supply lines, each provides water for 20,000 beneficiaries. The module weight about 11
MT and uses 45m³ space.
Module Mass Sanitation 20 Mass water is different from the highly purified water from the Module 15 &40. It is only cleaned from germs, but particles will still be there. The module has the capacity to provide a maximum of 40,000 beneficiaries with basic sanitation facilities.
Module Poolfilter This is a new module and at the moment in an experimental status. It supports only about XXXXX litres a day, which means you have to use more of these modules in parallel operation. But the benefits are you can have more, smaller water plants which reduces long transport ways, it uses less space and weight in transportation and it's also cheaper.
Logistics This unit is responsible to manage the arrival, storage and distribution of relief and supply goods. This includes the organising and tracking of transportation and also to support other ERU-units which arrive with more and heavier equipment. It is modular to guaranty a high rate of flexibility and versatility in the field.
Basic health care Their function is to provide immediate basic curative and preventive health care, according to WHO standards. They are using a modular system depending on local needs they can support up to 30,000 people. It does not function as a hospital but has an overnight capacity of 10−20 beds for observation.
Referral hospital This units is in other words a field hospital and provides the medical care for approximately 250,000 people. Including general medicine,
internal medicine surgery (including traumatology and anesthesia), x-ray and a laboratory.
Relief This units task is mainly to support the national Red Cross society by undertaking relief assessment and the distribution of food, water and other relief goods. They can also work with logistics or basecamp units. == ERUs by country ==