INSARAG Working Groups Co-Chairs (as of 16-10-2024)

Guidelines Review Group (GRG)
John Cawcutt [[email protected]]
Martin Evers [[email protected]]

Secretariat Focal Point:
Winston Chang [[email protected]]
National Capacity Building WG
Wahyudi L. Putra [wahyudi_L[email protected]]
Sebastian Mocarquer[[email protected]]

Secretariat Focal Point:
Haruka Ezaki [[email protected]]
Training WG
Dewey Perks [[email protected]]  
Vacant

Secretariat Focal Point:
Lucien Jaggi [[email protected]]
Quality Assurance IEC/R WG
Annika Coll [[email protected] ]
David Sochor [[email protected]]  

Secretariat Focal Point:
Stefania Trassari [[email protected]]
Medical WG
Anthony Macintyre [macintyr@gwu.edu]
Hector Fuentes [hfue333@hotmail.com]


Secretariat Focal Point:
Clement Kalonga [[email protected]]
Search and Rescue in Flood Response WG
Russ Gauden [[email protected]]
Jeremy Stubbs [[email protected]]
Jose Solla [[email protected]]

Secretariat Focal Point:
Ana Maria Rebaza [[email protected]]
Information Management WG
Peter Wolff [peter.[email protected]]
Jeff Maunder [[email protected]]

Secretariat Focal Point:
Lucien Jaggi [[email protected]] 
 

The preparedness phase is the period between disaster responses. In this phase, USAR Teams undertake preparatory measures to ensure that they are at the highest level of readiness for deployment as possible. Teams will conduct training and exercises, review lessons-learned from previous experiences, update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required, and plan future responses.

The documents in this Technical Reference Library (TRL) section are Best Practices shared by USAR teams and INSARAG Working Groups. They are not endorsed by INSARAG and should be viewed as reference Materials. For more information on the TRL, click on this link.

This section is categorized into 7 subsections:

The operations phase is the period when international USAR Teams are performing USAR operations in the affected country. It starts with the arrival of a USAR Team at the Reception/Departure Centre (RDC) in the affected country, registration with the UCC/OSOCC, reporting to the Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) (or National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)), and performing of USAR operations. The phase ends when the USAR Team is instructed to cease operations.

The documents in this Technical Reference Library (TRL) section are Best Practices shared by USAR teams and INSARAG Working Groups. They are not endorsed by INSARAG and should be viewed as reference Materials. For more information on the TRL, click on this link– links the reader to TRL Tab in INSARAG.org

This section is categorized into 7 subsections:

This Guidance Notes section contains the INSARAG endorsed Checklists which complements the INSARAG Guidelines and USAR operations.

For more information on the Guidance Notes section and document submission process, please click on the following link.

For the sub-sections under Checklist, please refer to the following links

The mobilization phase is the period immediately following the occurrence of a disaster. International USAR Teams prepare to respond and travel to assist the affected country.

The documents in this Technical Reference Library (TRL) section are Best Practices shared by USAR teams and INSARAG Working Groups. They are not endorsed by INSARAG and should be viewed as reference Materials. For more information on the TRL, click on this link

This section is categorized into 7 subsections:

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