From 10-15 November, Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) invited 21 participants from 12 USAR teams to take part in this year’s UC Course, supported by the DACH-L network.

Teams and organisations of DACH-L regularly offer and support trainings to each other and the INSARAG community. The logistic centre in Ulm, Germany, provided the space to train INSARAG coordination and to learn from each other’s experiences.

From 18 to 24 September 2024, the Jakarta Rescue Team and the French USAR Team (FRA01-PUI, classified as INSARAG Medium) conducted a joint training exercise at the Jakarta Rescue Training Centre. The exercise focused on enhancing urban search and rescue (USAR) capabilities and included specialized training on the use of disaster drones for operational support. Please find a short video of their second-day USAR training below:

From September 16 to 30, supported by UN INSARAG, the Blue Sky Rescue Team and Changshu Emergency Volunteer Association invited and hosted the Palestine Rescue team to China for a training program on search & rescue of survivors in collapsed buildings.

The aftermath after a bomb blast and an earthquake are relatively similar with trapped survivors in unknown locations and conditions. Through various methods involve rescuers and sensors, the Chinese organizations taught the Palestine Rescue Team how to locate the survivors and how to get them out
safely.

Congratulations to CHI-01 on their successful reclassification as a Medium Team from 30 May to 02 June 2024 in Talagante, Chile!