The first IRNAP course for Technical Support Group (TSG) and Technical Recognition Group (TRG) experts was held from 12 to 15 April and hosted 19 participating experts from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, 5 facilitators from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, observers from Brazil and BHA/USAID and is supported by the INSARAG Secretariat. This was organized by INSARAG’s Americas Regional Group and sponsored by the Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, and carried out at the Training and Specialization Center of Ambato’s Fire Department. This course is the product of several years of hard work and revision and is expected to be replicated in other regions to strengthen their TSG/TRG rosters.
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An USAR National Coordination Course was held in Panama from 6 to 10 March. This course aims to strengthen the National USAR system in terms of coordination between the National Civil Protection System and the National USAR response groups. A total of 33 participants from the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC), the Panamanian Red Cross, the Panamanian Fire Brigade, the Social Security Fund and the National Border Service (SENAFRONT) attended the course.
This preparatory course took place from 30 January to 3 February for members of the USAR National Accreditation and Reaccreditation Process in El Salvador. The objective of this course was to strengthen the national capacities of the members of the USAR National Accreditation Process (NAP) and the members of the USAR National Technical Accreditation Committee (CTAN). Overall, this course hosted 25 participants from the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC), the Health Solidarity Fund (FOSALUD), the National Fire Department, the Ministry of Justice, the National Civil Police and the National Academy of Public Security (ANSP).
A theoretical and practical workshop on National USAR coordination was held in Honduras from 24 to 26 January. The objective of the workshop included the review of national USAR coordination protocols/procedures as well as the use of coordination and information management tools available to National USAR groups, and a small-scale Earthquake Response Exercise simulating a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Tegucigalpa to test national protocols. Participating institutions include the Secretary of State in the Offices of Risk Management and National Contingencies (COPECO), Honduran Fire Department, Honduran Red Cross, Honduran Armed Forces and several observers.
The INSARAG New Year Teleconference of Global, Regional, and Working Group Chairs was held remotely on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, and chaired by Ambassador Manuel Bessler. The AEME Chair, Col. Staff Mubarak Sherida Al-Kaabi joined the meeting in person in Bern. The meeting was attended by 47 participants.
INSARAG is pleased to share the Chairman’s Summary for the 2023 INSARAG New Year Teleconference
The primary intention of the INSARAG External Classification (IEC) system is to provide a better understanding of the individual abilities of USAR teams making themselves available for international assistance. Having teams classified according to a standard will enable disaster-affected countries to prioritise acceptance of international response support from USAR Teams who can add proven value to their national capacity. The IEC is an independent, verifiable, voluntary process that has received unanimous acceptance through INSARAG.
Click here for an overview of IEC by country (snapshot).
The USAR teams that are IEC classified since 2005 are listed below (with their classification level):
Year | IEC and IER Teams | Country | RG | Level | |
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1 | 2005 | Central Rescue Services of Budapest (CRSB) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
2 | 2006 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
3 | 2007 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
4 | 2007 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
5 | 2007 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
6 | 2007 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
7 | 2007 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
8 | 2008 | Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team | SGP | AP | Heavy |
2008 | Swedish International Fast Response Team (SWIFT) | SWE | AEME | Heavy | |
9 | 2008 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
10 | 2008 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
2008 | Norwegian Search and Rescue Team | NOR | AEME | Medium | |
11 | 2009 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
12 | 2009 | Icelandic International USAR Team (ICE-SAR) | ICE | AEME | Medium |
13 | 2009 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | AP | Heavy |
14 | 2009 | Abu Dhabi Police USAR Team | UAE | AEME | Medium |
2R | 2009 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
15 | 2010 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | AP | Heavy |
16 | 2010 | Danish Search and Rescue Team (DEMA) | DNK | AEME | Heavy |
17 | 2010 | Belgium First Aid and Support Team (B-Fast) | BEL | AEME | Medium |
18 | 2010 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
19 | 2010 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
20 | 2011 | Lithuanian Emergency Response Team (LERT) | LTU | AEME | Medium |
21 | 2011 | Search and Rescue Unit Vorarlberg (SARUV) | AUT | AEME | Medium |
22 | 2011 | Central Airmobile Rescue Team of EMERCOM of Russia | RUS | AEME | Heavy |
23 | 2011 | AKUT Search and Rescue Association | TUR | AEME | Medium |
24 | 2011 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | AP | Heavy |
25 | 2011 | Emergencia Respuesta Immediata Comunidad de Madrid (ERICAM) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
26 | 2011 | Unidad Militar de Emergencias USAR (SP USAR UME) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
3R | 2011 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
5R | 2011 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
27 | 2012 | Sultanate of Oman National Search & Rescue Team | OMN | AEME | Medium |
28 | 2012 | FinnRescue (FRF) | FIN | AEME | Heavy |
29 | 2012 | New South Wales Task Force (NSWTF/1) | AUS | AP | Heavy |
30 | 2012 | Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) | AUT | AEME | Heavy |
31 | 2012 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUSZAR) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
32 | 2012 | Istanbul AFAD USAR Team (TURKUSAR) | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
4R | 2012 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
1R | 2012 | Hungarian National Organization for Rescue Services (HUNOR) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
6R | 2012 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
7R | 2012 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
33 | 2013 | Jordanian SAR Team (JSAR) | JOR | AEME | Heavy |
34 | 2013 | Republican Special Response Team | BLR | AEME | Heavy |
8R | 2013 | Operation Lionheart Contingent | SGP | AP | Heavy |
2013 | Swedish International Fast Response Team (SWIFT) (Reclassification) | SWE | AEME | Heavy | |
9R | 2013 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
10R | 2013 | UAE USAR (Medium to Heavy) | UAE | AEME | Heavy |
35 | 2014 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 1) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
36 | 2014 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 7) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
37 | 2014 | RO USAR | ROU | AEME | Medium |
38 | 2014 | Mobile Rescue Center of Ukraine | UKR | AEME | Heavy |
39 | 2014 | Morocco USAR Team | MOR | AEME | Heavy |
11R | 2014 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
12R | 2014 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
13R | 2014 | Icelandic International USAR Team (ICE-SAR) | ICE | AEME | Medium |
14R | 2014 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | AP | Heavy |
40 | 2015 | New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue | NZ | AP | Heavy |
41 | 2015 | Saudi Search and Rescue Team (SASART) | Saudi | AEME | Heavy |
42 | 2015 | ARMENIA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (AMUSAR) | ARM | AEME | Medium |
43 | 2015 | Estonian Disaster Relief Team (EDRT) | EST | AEME | Medium |
44 | 2015 | Qatar Search and Rescue Team (QSART) | QAT | AEME | Heavy |
15R | 2015 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | AP | Heavy |
16R | 2015 | Danish Search and Rescue Team (DEMA) | DNK | AEME | Heavy |
17R | 2015 | Belgium First Aid and Support Team (B-Fast) | BEL | AEME | Medium |
18R | 2015 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
19R | 2015 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
45 | 2016 | Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) | MAL | AP | Heavy |
46 | 2016 | Siberian Regional USAR | RUS | AEME | Medium |
20R | 2016 | Unidad Militar de Emergencias USAR (SP USAR UME) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
21R | 2016 | Emergencia Respuesta Immediata Comunidad de Madrid (ERICAM) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
22R | 2016 | Search and Rescue Unit Vorarlberg (SARUV) | AUT | AEME | Medium |
23R | 2016 | Central Airmobile Rescue Team of EMERCOM of Russia | RUS | AEME | Heavy |
24R | 2016 | Lithuanian Emergency Response Team (LERT) | LTU | AEME | Medium |
25R | 2016 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | AP | Heavy |
1R2 | 2016 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
2R2 | 2016 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
47 | 2017 | USAR-SOUTH AFRICA | SA | AEME | Medium |
48 | 2017 | AFAD-2 Ankara USAR Team | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
26R | 2017 | USAR AFAD-1 | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
3R2 | 2017 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
4R2 | 2017 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
5R2 | 2017 | USAR.NL | NDL | AEME | Heavy |
6R2 | 2017 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
7R2 | 2017 | Hungarian National Organization for Rescue Services (HUNOR) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
27R | 2017 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUSZAR) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
28R | 2017 | New South Wales Task Force 2 (AUS-2) | AUS | AP | Heavy |
29R | 2017 | Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) | AUT | AEME | Heavy |
49 | 2017 | H-USAR, Algeria | ALG | AEME | Heavy |
50 | 2017 | Bomberos de Chile | CHL | Americas | Medium |
30R | 2017 | Sultanate of Oman National Search & Rescue Team | OMN | AEME | Medium |
31R | 2018 | FinnRescue Team | FIN | AEME | Heavy |
51 | 2018 | SNGRD Team Colombia | COL | Americas | Medium |
32R | 2018 | AKUT Search and Rescue Association | TUR | AEME | Medium |
33R | 2018 | RSR Republican Special Response Belarus | BLR | AEME | Heavy |
8R2 | 2018 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
9R2 | 2018 | Operation Lionheart Contingent | SGP | AP | Heavy |
34R | 2018 | Jordanian SAR Team (JSAR) | JOR | AEME | Heavy |
52 | 2018 | USAR Italy ITA-1 | ITA | AEME | Heavy |
53 | 2018 | ISRAEL National Search and Rescue Unit (NRU) | ISR | AEME | Heravy |
10R2 | 2019 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
11R2 | 2019 | Abu Dhabi Police USAR Team | UAE | AEME | Heavy |
35R | 2019 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 1) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
36R | 2019 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 7) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
12R2 | 2019 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
37R | 2019 | RO USAR | ROU | AEME | Medium |
38R | 2019 | Mobile Rescue Center of Ukraine | UKR | AEME | Heavy |
54 | 2019 | China International Search and Rescue (CSAR) | PRC | Asia-Pacific | Heravy |
13R2 | 2019 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |
55 | 2019 | Pakistan Rescue Team | PAK | Asia-Pacific | Medium |
56 | 2019 | INA SAR | INA | Asia-Pacific | Medium |
57 | 2021 | EMERCOM (RUS-03) | RUS | AEME | Medium |
14R2 | 2021 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
15R2 | 2021 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
58 | 2021 | @fire Germany | GER | AEME | Light |
1R3 | 2022 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
59 | 2022 | Tunisia Civil Protection USAR Team | TUN | AEME | Medium |
60 | 2022 | GEA USAR Team | TUR | AEME | Light |
39R | 2022 | Armenia Urban Search and Rescue Team (AMUSAR) | ARM | AEME | Medium |
61 | 2022 | SARAID USAR Team | UK | AEME | Light |
16R2 | 2022 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |
40R | 2022 | Saudi Search and Rescue Team (SASART) | SAU | AEME | Heavy |
41R | 2022 | Estonian Disaster Relief Team (EDRT) | EST | AEME | Medium |
62 | 2022 | Cyprus | CYP | AEME | Light |
17R2 | 2023 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
42R | 2023 | Siberian Regional USAR | RUS | AEME | Medium |
18R2 | 2023 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUN-02) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
19R2 | 2023 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |
INSARAG – USAR Directory |
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The INSARAG Search and Rescue Directory provides an overview of INSARAG member countries and their Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams. |
Introduction
During the INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) Meeting 2018, a key decision was made for the INSARAG Guidelines Review Group (GRG) 2020, as part of its Terms of Reference (TOR) to develop the Technical Reference Library (TRL) and update the Guidance Notes. The Technical Reference Library is a knowledge repository for the best practices that have been shared by the respective national Operational Focal Point (FP) and the respective INSARAG Working Group (WG) while Guidance Notes would capture INSARAG endorsed documents which are binding, such as the guidelines annexes, IEC/IER & INAP/IRNAP Checklists and USAR Coordination Cell (UC) manual. For more information on the TRL and Guidance Notes, refer to the following link. For more information on the document upload workflow and review process, refer to the following link.
Document Submission
To upload a document, submit the filled “Document Submission Form” under the following link to the INSARAG Secretariat via insarag@un.org. Uploaders are to ensure that the document has met the criteria set under the “Document Upload Workflow and Review Process” file.
Disclaimer
Materials under the TRL are not endorsed by the INSARAG and should be viewed as reference material on the adopted practices/technology by other Classified teams.