INSARAG EXTERNAL CLASSIFICATION (IEC) |
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The primary intention of the INSARAG External Classification (IEC) system is to provide 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 the INSARAG.
The USAR teams that are IEC classified from 2005 to 2012 are listed below (with their classification level):
2005: Hungary, Central Rescue Services of Budapest (CRSB) Fovárosi Központi Rendeltetésu Mentoszervezet (FKRMSZ) -IEC - Heavy Sweden, Swedish International Fast Response Team (SWIFT USAR) - IEC - Heavy Iceland, The Icelandic Search and Rescue Team (ICE-SAR) - IEC - Medium
2011: Lithuania, Lithuania Emergency Response Team (LERT) - IEC - Medium Russia, Central Airmobile Rescue Team of EMERCOM of Russia - IEC - Heavy The Netherlands, USAR.NL - IER - Heavy Korea, Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) - IEC - Heavy USA, USAID – The Fairfax County USAR Task Force (VA-TF1) - IER - Heavy Spain, Emergencia Repuesta Inmediata Comunidad de Madrid (ERICAM) - IEC - Medium Spain, Unidad Militar de Emergencia (UME) - IEC- Medium
Sultanate of Oman, National Search & Rescue Team (NSRT) - IEC - Medium Finland, FinnRescue (FRF) -IEC - Heavy USA, USAID LA County Fire Department (TF2) - IER - Heavy Germany, Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) - IER - Heavy Germany, I.S.A.R. Germany- IER - Medium Austria, Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) - IEC - Heavy Australia, New South Wales (NSW) - IEC - Heavy Hungary, Hungarian National Organisation for Rescue Services (HUNOR) - IER - Heavy Hungary, Hungarian National Organisation for Integrated Rescue Services (HUSZAR) - IEC - Medium Turkey, TurkUSAR (AFAD) - IEC - Heavy
2013: Jordan, Jordan Search & Rescue Team (JSRT) - IEC - Heavy |
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