Form 1 SAVER Project Topic Survey for First Responders

Introduction

This purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain feedback from the first responder community on
possible topics for future projects conducted by the Systems Assessment and Validation for
Emergency Responders (SAVER) program. SAVER produces knowledge products providing
operationally-relevant equipment information that allows first responder organizations to identify,
acquire, use and maintain the equipment that is best suited to their personnel.
If you have questions or comments about this survey, please email NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov or call 212620-3514.

Demographic Information

Your replies to the questions in this section will help the SAVER program to understand how
responder needs differ across organization types and regions.
1. Organization Type
Local
State
Tribal
Federal
Other (please specify)

2. In which state/territory are you located ?

3. Your Responder Discipline
Law Enforcement
Fire Service
Hazardous Materials
Emergency Management
Emergency Medical
Cybersecurity/ Information Technology
Other (please specify)

4. SAVER Topic Areas Relevant to Your Organization
Personal Protective Equipment
Explosives Mitigation and Remediation Equipment
Search and Rescue
Information Technology
Detection
Decontamination
Inspection and Screening Systems
Other (please specify)

Personal Protection Equipment

5. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the personal protection equipment subject
area according to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are not relevant or skip
this section entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other' section can be used to
suggest project topics other than those listed.
1 - No Importance
Ballistic Shields
Personal Body Armor
Liquid Splash-Protective
Gloves
Protective Firefighting
Gloves
Powered Air Purifying
Respirators
Other (please specify)

2- Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Explosive Device Mitigation and Remediation Equipment

6. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the explosives device mitigation and remediation
equipment subject area according to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are
not relevant or skip this section entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other'
section can be used to suggest project topics other than those listed.
1 - No Importance
Blast-Resistant Trash
Receptacles
Explosives Containment
Vessels
IED Electronic
Countermeasures
Equipment
IED/EOD Ordinance
Disposal Suit
X-Ray Equipment,
Portable or
Transportable
Other (please specify)

2 -Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Operational Search and Rescue Equipment

7. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the operational search and rescue
equipment subject area according to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are
not relevant or skip this section entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other'
section can be used to suggest project topics other than those listed.
1 -No Importance
Confined Space Air
Monitoring Equipment
Emergency Medical
Shelters
Lifting Airbags
Listening Equipment for
Locating Trapped
Victims
Robotic Platforms
Other (please specify)

2 -Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Information Technology

8. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the information technology subject area according
to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are not relevant or skip this section
entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other' section can be used to suggest
project topics other than those listed.
1 -No Importance
Incident Command
System Software
Operations Area
Personnel
Locating/Tracking
Systems
Traffic Modelling
Software
Training, Planning, and
Decision-Making
Simulator Systems
Vehicle Locating
Systems
Other (please specify)

2 - Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Detection Equipment

9. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the detection equipment subject area according to
their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are not relevant or skip this section
entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other' section can be used to suggest
project topics other than those listed.
1 - No Importance
Environmental Weather
Surveillance Equipment
Fourier Transform
Infrared (FTIR)
Chemical Agent
Detectors (Handheld)
High Sensitivity
Radionuclide Detectors
Raman Spectroscopy
Chemical Detectors
(Handheld)
Standoff
Gamma/Neutron
Detectors
Other (please specify)

2 - Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Decontamination Equipment

10. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the decontamination equipment subject
area according to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are not relevant or skip
this section entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other' section can be used to
suggest project topics other than those listed.
1 - No Importance
Personal
Decontamination Kits
Mass Casualty
Decontamination
Systems
Technical Dry
Decontamination
Equipment
Personal Property
Tracking Systems for
Decontaminated Victims
Other (please specify)

2 - Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Inspection and Screening Equipment

11. Please rank the following proposed SAVER projects in the inspection and screening equipment subject
area according to their importance. Skip individual project topics listed below if they are not relevant or skip
this section entirely if this topic area is not relevant to your organization. The 'Other' section can be used to
suggest project topics other than those listed.
1- No Importance
Ground/Wall
Penetrating Imaging
Devices
Mobile X-Ray Search
and Inspection Systems
Personnel/Package
Screening Systems
Spectroscopic Portal
Monitors
Other (please specify)

2 - Low Importance

3 - Medium
Importance

4 - High Importance

5 - Utmost
Importance

Additional SAVER Project Suggestions

Please use the space below to suggest SAVER project topics in categories other than those listed
above.
12. Suggested SAVER project topics:

Final Page

13. Thank you for participating in this survey. Please use the space below to provide any further
comments or suggestions. Comments and suggestions can also be emailed to NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov