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The pinnacle for fire training in the 90’s play host to INSARAG Light IEC for SARAID UK. Fire service college, Moreton-in-marsh.
The reclassification exercise of the Armenian medium urban search and rescue has been successfully completed!
Double Victory for Türkiye and all Volunteer Team GEA- Mother Earth-2nd Light and 60th INSARAG Classified team since 2005. CONGRATULATIONS!
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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.
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Endorsed by the ISG 2023 – USAR & Cultural Heritage – Guidance Note
Introduction
During the INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) Meeting 2018, a key decision was made for the INSARAG Guidelines Review Group (GRG) to develop the Technical Reference Library (TRL) and update the Guidance Notes. The Guidance Notes would capture INSARAG endorsed documents that are binding, such as the IEC/R checklists, annexes of the guidelines, forms and INSARAG-endorsed manuals and guides.
For more information on the TRL and Guidance Notes, please refer to the following link.
For more information on the INSARAG Guidelines, please refer to the following link.
Document Submission
To upload a document, submit the document and details of the document, using the document submission form and email to the INSARAG Secretariat via insarag@un.org. For more information on the upload process and workflow, please refer to the following link.
The XVIII Meeting of the INSARAG Regional Group in the Americas and the VI UNDAC Regional Consultation meeting were held jointly from 12-14 November 2019 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The meeting was hosted by the Government of Argentina through the White Helmets Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, in its capacity as INSARAG Regional Chair and organized jointly with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its capacity as INSARAG Secretariat.
The meeting was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic, Ambassador Jorge Marcelo Faurie in the Palacio San Martin. The Minister underlined his country’s commitment to INSARAG and multilateralism under the coordination of the United Nations, inviting participants to take advantage of the forum of the meeting to promote and improve the work carried out jointly. Ambassador Alejandro Daneri, President of the White Helmets Commission and INSARAG Regional Chair in 2019, Mr. Carlos Passarelli, United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and Mr. Dario Alvarez, representative of the OCHA Regional Office also gave welcoming speeches.
A total of 49 participants from 16 countries, as well from the Organization of American Firefighters (OBA in Spanish) and OCHA gathered in the meeting. Countries and organizations were represented by their INSARAG and/or UNDAC focal points.
Unlike previous years, it was this time to fully integrate the UNDAC and INSARAG agenda into one meeting, with the intention of promoting the identification of synergies and increasing the level of awareness of both networks by all participants.
Below is a link to the summary of the meeting. All presentations as well as meeting documents can be found on the meeting website of the Virtual OSOCC (https://vosocc.unocha.org/rss/6482w_INSARAGUNDACArgentina2019.html)
On 6 October 2021 Poland virtually hosted the 3rd INSARAG Global Meeting. The network of policy and technical experts discussed and deliberated on new ways of delivering value-added life-saving assistance, aiming to be fit for the future.
The event provided an opportunity for USAR teams from all over the world to share their expertise and to learn from best practices across the regions striving for a global approach. During the 3rd IGM, the Warsaw Declaration was approved and launched. The theme of the meeting was “Strengthen Quality, Predictability, Speed and Flexibility in Support of National and Local Capacities.”
In 2021, INSARAG is celebrating 30 years of life-saving assistance. The Global Meeting offered a unique opportunity to celebrate the anniversary and launch a series of products to commemorate INSARAG’s birthday, all of them are available here:
- This is INSARAG: 30 Years of Preparedness and Response – Anniversary Edition
- The Exposure Story: 30 Years of Urban Search and Rescue
- This is Insarag and The Exposure Story Launch video at the 3rd IGM
IGM Portal is now available at this link. It is a dedicated website designed as a ‘one-stop shop’ for all of the information related to the 3rd IGM. You can find more information on this link.
3rd IGM 2021 Statistics
• 1-month remote event
• 778 participants in the 5 network meetings
• 1 Global Meeting – Over 350 participants from 150 Member States and organizations
Endorsement of the Warsaw Declaration
Launch of the INSARAG Exposure Story
Launch of This is INSARAG
• 3 Regional Meetings
Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting – 105 participants
Africa-Europe-Middle East Regional Meeting – 100 participants
Americas Regional Meeting – 83 participants
• 1 Technical Working Group and Team Leaders Meeting – 140 participants
• 1 Virtual Exhibition Area
26 virtual exhibition stands established
5 live sessions
• 1 Canvas Sheet
85 photos
55 quotes
4 videos
• 6 Technical Discussion Forums
Endorsed IGM Warsaw Declaration
- Version in English
- Version in Spanish
- Warsaw Declaration Endorsement Video
| 3rd INSARAG Global Meeting | 06 October 21 (13:00-16:00) | Recording of the meeting at these links: – English – Spanish | Chairman Summary at this link |
| INSARAG Asia Pacific (AP) Regional Meeting | 1 September 21 (03:00-06:00) | Chairman Summary at this link | |
| INSARAG Africa-Europe-Middle East (AEME) Regional Meeting | 3 September 21 (08:00-11:00) | Recording of the meeting at this link | |
| Technical Meeting of Working Groups and Team Leaders | 14 September 21 (12:00-14:00) | Recording of the meeting at this link | Chairman Summary at this link |
| INSARAG & UNDAC Americas Regional Meeting | 14 September 21 (19:00-22:00) |
Key documents can be consulted here: