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Technical Reference Library

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 [email protected]. Uploaders are to ensure that the document has met the criteria set under the “Document Upload Workflow and Review Process” file.
 

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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.
 

Guidance Notes

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 [email protected]. For more information on the upload process and workflow, please refer to the following link.

INSARAG AEME Regional Meeting, 30 September 2020_chairman summary

Dear colleagues,

 

Many thanks for your participation in the Africa-Europe-Middle East Regional Meeting 2020, which took place remotely on 30 September.

 

We are pleased to share with you the finalized chairman’s summary with all annexes.

 

2020 INSARAG AEME Meeting Summary remote 30 September  Link

 

Annex A_AEME Regional Meeting 2020_ Agenda Link

 

Annex B_AEME Regional Meeting 2020_List of participants Link

 

Annex C_Flexible Response AEME Regional Chair – Poland Link

 

Annex D_AEME Workplan for 2020-2021_compressed Link

 

REGIONAL GROUP MEETING 2020

2020 INSARAG AEME Meeting Summary remote 30 September Link

Annex A_AEME Regional Meeting 2020_Agenda Link

Annex B_AEME Regional Meeting 2020_List of participants Link

Annex C_Flexible response AEME Regional Chair-Poland Link

Annex D_AEME Workplan for 2020-2021 Link

REGIONAL GROUP MEETING 2019

INSARAG AEME Meeting Summary Link

 

Annex A – Agenda Link

 

Annex B – List of Participants Link

 

Annex C Outcomes of the INSARAG Global Meeting 2020 discussions Link

 

Annex D Outcomes of the INSARAG AEME Workplan for 2019 and 2020 discussions Link

 

Annex E Results from the workshop on Pont Morandi Link

Quality Assurance IEC & IER WORKING GROUP

This Working Group has been constituted to carry out three specific activities related to the IEC/R process.

1. Monitor and support the implementation of the recommendations from the IECR review report

2. Lead the recommendation 5.4 on Classifiers standards.

3. Provide the Secretariat with recommendations on the provision of evidence of ongoing training and exercises for classified teams that have seen their reclassification postponed due to the pandemic.

The full TORs: Link

Checklist to be used by Policy, Operational and Team Focal Points to nominate IEC/R classifiers

Role Name Country Region Email address
Co-chair Annika Coll Spain AEME [email protected] 
Co-chair David Sochor Switzerland AEME [email protected]
Member Mark Crowe Australia Asia-Pacific [email protected]
Member Adam Bradley USA Americas [email protected]
Member Philippe Besson France AEME [email protected]
Member Irakli West Germany AEME [email protected]
Member Ivan Koval Ukraine AEME [email protected]
Member Nick Salzer Austria AEME [email protected]
Member Lee Ivory UK AEME [email protected]
Member Martin Pavek Czech Republic AEME [email protected]

INSARAG Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2020 – 15-16 October 2020

From: Sebastian Rhodes Stampa

Chief, Emergency Response Section (ERS)

Response Support Branch (RSB)

& INSARAG Secretariat

OCHA Coordination Division – Geneva

 

Dear INSARAG Focal points and members,

 

On behalf of Singapore Civil Defense Force, the INSARAG Secretariat is pleased to invite you to the INSARAG Asia – Pacific (AP) Regional Meeting, which will be held virtually on 15 and 16 October 2020.

 

Regional Meetings are a gathering of international USAR policymakers, team leaders, and governmental representatives, among others to exchange information about technical and political USAR issues in the INSARAG context. The participants will discuss best practices and possible improvements in areas of interest. The primary participants in these meetings are expected to be the INSARAG Focal points and Heads of Departments in National Governments who are responsible for disaster management. Please find attached the provisional agenda for the AP Regional Meeting.

 

The meeting will take place through Webex and we will send the link to registered participants on 12 October. Participants are kindly requested to register through the following link on the Virtual OSOCC by 11 October:

https://vosocc.unocha.org/Reg/6987_INSARAGAPRegional_Meeting2020.html

 

It is important to be registered on the Virtual OSOCC, as the Webex platform will not be able to register participants.

 

We look forward to having you with us for this important meeting.

 

Best regards,

Sebastian

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SASART ICMS SIMEX

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has enabled the INSARAG community to gain the license required to access the new INSARAG Coordination Management System (ICMS).

The Saudi Arabia Search and Rescue Team (SASART), while preparing for the IER initially scheduled in December 2020, have recently completed the first of a series of online remote simulation exercises (SIMEX) using the new ICMS software.

Working with their strategic partner, DART Solutions, SASART has collectively demonstrated how quickly they can adapt to current circumstances, during this challenging time due to the COVID-19 emergency.

All relevant elements of the team involved in USAR coordination were exercised, including EXCON, RDC, UCC, command support, ASR2 and site commander personnel, Virtual OSOCC and relevant INSARAG forms. More than 20 SASART personnel took part in the virtual simulation exercise over three days while DART’s personnel facilitated the exercise from more than 12,500 kilometers away with a 7-hour time difference.

The virtual SIMEX included setting up and integrating ICMS into the Virtual OSOCC, virtual arrival and RDC set up and operation, virtual LEMA meeting, virtual ASR2 of multiple sectors using multiple USAR teams, worksite triage, worksite prioritization, worksite assignment and worksite reporting culminating in a virtual LEMA briefing.

“Not only did the SIMEX provide an opportunity to practice USAR coordination, it provided an excellent platform to practice using the new ICMS software, a great system, so well done to the designers and developers! By all accounts, the exercise was an outstanding success! We look forward to participating in future virtual SIMEX’s. ” said, LT COL Mohammed Mubarak Alshahrani, Saudi Arabia INSARAG Policy Focal Point

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