Author: Samuel Maurer (Personal)

IER – NED-01

Congratulations to the Heavy Dutch Urban Search and Rescue Team (NED-01) for successfully passing the INSARAG External Reclassification (IER) for the third time during the EU MODEX in Lisbon, Portugal! A well-deserved achievement and best wishes from the INSARAG Secretariat!

IEC/R

The INSARAG External Classification (IEC) system aims to clarify the specific capabilities of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams offering international assistance. By classifying teams according to standardized criteria, disaster-affected countries can better prioritize and integrate international USAR support that demonstrably strengthens their national response capacity. This independent, verifiable, and voluntary process, along with the INSARAG External Reclassification (IER) for reassessment, has garnered unanimous support within INSARAG.

 

 

THW UC Course

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.

INSARAG Collaboration between France & Indonesia

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:

Training Course for Palestine Rescue Team on Search & Rescue for Bombing Survivors in Collapsed Buildings

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.

(Updated) IEC/Rs since 2005

*Teams listed in red are no longer reclassifying

YEAR DATEREGION Country Team Code LEVEL IEC/IER 
2005 AEME Hungary HUN-01 Heavy IEC 
2006 AEME United Kingdom GBR-01 Heavy IEC 
2006 Americas United States USA-01 Heavy IEC 
2007 Americas United States USA-02 Heavy IEC 
2007 AEME Netherlands NED-01 Heavy IEC 
2007 AEME Germany GER-01 Heavy IEC 
2007 AEME Germany GER-02 Heavy IEC 
2008 Asia-Pacific Singapore SGP-01 Heavy IEC 
2008 AEME Sweden SWE-01 Heavy IEC 
2008 AEME Switzerland SUI-01 Heavy IEC 
2008 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-01 Heavy IEC 
2008 AEMENorway NOR-01 Medium IEC 
2009 AEME Poland POL-01 Heavy IEC 
2009 AEME Iceland ISL-01 Medium IEC 
2009 Asia-Pacific China CHN-01 Heavy IEC 
2009 AEME United Arab Emirates UAE-01 Heavy IEC 
2009 AEME United Kingdom GBR-01 Heavy IER1 
2010 Asia-Pacific Japan JPN-01 Heavy IEC 
2010 AEME Denmark DEN-01 Heavy IEC 
2010 AEME Belgium BEL-01 Medium IEC 
2010 AEME Czech Republic CZE-01 Heavy IEC 
2010 AEME France FRA-01 Medium IEC 
2011 AEME Lithuania LTU-01 Medium IEC 
2011 AEME Austria AUT-01 Medium IEC 
2011 AEME Russian Federation RUS-01 Heavy IEC 
2011 AEME Türkiye TUR-03 Medium IEC 
2011 Asia-Pacific Republic of Korea KOR-01 Heavy IEC 
2011 AEME Spain ESP-01 Medium IEC 
2011 AEME Spain ESP-02 Medium IEC 
2011 Americas United States USA-01 Heavy IER1 
2011 AEME Netherlands NED-01 Heavy IER1 
2012 AEME Oman OMA-01 Medium IEC 
2012 AEME Finland FIN-01 Heavy IEC 
2012 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-02 Heavy IEC 
2012 AEME Austria AUT-02 Heavy IEC 
2012 AEME Hungary HUN-02 Medium IEC 
2012 AEME Türkiye TUR-01 Heavy IEC 
2012 Americas United States USA-02 Heavy IER1 
2012 AEME Hungary HUN-01 Heavy IEC 
2012 AEME Germany GER-01 Heavy IER1 
2012 AEME Germany GER-02 Heavy IER1 
2013 AEME Jordan JOR-01 Heavy IEC 
2013 AEME Belarus BLR-01 Heavy IEC 
2013 Asia-Pacific Singapore SGP-01 Heavy IER1 
2013 AEME Sweden SWE-01 Heavy IER1 
2013 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-01 Heavy IER1 
2013 AEME United Arab Emirates UAE-01 Heavy IER1 
2014 AEME France FRA-02 Heavy IEC 
2014 AEME France FRA-03 Heavy IEC 
2014 AEME Romania ROU-01 Medium IEC 
2014 AEME Ukraine UKR-01 Heavy IEC 
2014 AEME Morocco MAR_01 Heavy IEC 
2014 AEME Switzerland SUI-01 Heavy IER1 
2014 AEME Poland POL-01 Heavy IER1 
2014 AEME Iceland ISL-01 Medium IER1 
2014 Asia-Pacific China CHN-01 Heavy IER1 
2015 Asia-Pacific New Zealand NZL-01 Heavy IEC 
2015 AEME Saudi Arabia KSA-01 Heavy IEC 
2015 AEME Armenia ARM-01 Medium IEC 
2015 AEME Estonia EST-01 Medium IEC 
2015 AEME Qatar QAT-01 Heavy IEC 
2015 Asia-Pacific Japan JPN-01 Heavy IER1 
2015 AEME Denmark DEN-01 Heavy IER1 
2015 AEME Belgium BEL-01 Medium IER1 
2015 AEME Czech Republic CZE-01 Heavy IER1 
2015 AEME France FRA-01 Medium IER1 
2016 Asia-Pacific Malaysia MAS-01 Heavy IEC 
2016 AEME Russian Federation RUS-01 Heavy IER1 
2016 AEME Spain ESP-01 Medium IER1 
2016 AEME Spain ESP-02 Medium IER1 
2016 AEME Austria AUT-01 Medium IER1 
2016 AEME Russian Federation RUS-02 Medium IEC 
2016 AEME Lithuania LTU-01 Medium IER1 
2016 Asia-Pacific Republic of Korea KOR-01 Heavy IER1 
2016 Americas United States USA-01 Heavy IER2 
2016 AEME United Kingdom GBR-01 Heavy IER2 
2017 AEME South Africa RSA-01 Medium IEC 
2017 AEME Türkiye TUR-02 Heavy IEC 
2017 AEME Türkiye TUR-01 Heavy IER1 
2017 Americas United States USA-02 Heavy IER2 
2017 AEME Germany GER-02 Heavy IER2 
2017 AEME Germany GER-01 Heavy IER2 
2017 AEME Hungary HUN-01 Heavy IER2 
2017 AEME Hungary HUN-02 Medium IER1 
2017 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-02 Heavy IER1 
2017 AEME Austria AUT-02 Heavy IER1 
2017 AEME Algeria ALG-01 Medium IEC 
2017 Americas Chile CHI-01 Heavy IEC 
2017 AEME Oman OMA-01 Medium IER1 
2018 AEME Finland FIN-01 Heavy IER1 
2018 Americas Colombia COL-01 Medium IEC 
2018 AEME Türkiye TUR-03 Medium IEC 
2018 AEME Belarus BLR-01 Heavy IER1 
2018 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-01 Heavy IER2 
2018 Asia-Pacific Singapore SGP-01 Heavy IER2 
2018 AEME Jordan JOR-01 Heavy IER1 
2018 AEME Italy ITA-01 Heavy IEC 
2018 AEME Israel ISR-01 Heavy IEC 
2019 AEME Netherlands NED-01 Heavy IER2 
2019 AEME United Arab Emirates UAE-01 Heavy IER2 
2019 AEME France FRA-02 Heavy IER1 
2019 AEME France FRA-03 Heavy IER2 
2019 AEME Poland POL-01 Heavy IER2 
2019 AEME Romania ROU-01 Medium IER1 
2019 AEME Ukraine UKR-01 Heavy IER1 
2019 Asia-Pacific China CHN-01 Heavy IEC 
2019 Asia-Pacific China CHN-02 Heavy IER2 
2019 Asia-Pacific Pakistan PAK-01 Medium IEC 
2019 Asia-Pacific Indonesia INA-01 Medium IEC 
2021 AEME Russian Federation RUS-03 Medium IEC 
2021 AEME France FRA-01 Medium IER1 
2021 AEME Switzerland SUI-01 Heavy IER2 
2021 AEME Germany GER-03 Light IEC 
2022 Americas United States USA-01 Heavy IER3 
2022 AEME Tunisia TUN-01 Medium IEC 
2022 AEME Türkiye TUR-04 Light IEC 
2022 AEME Armenia ARM-01 Medium IER1 
2022 AEME United Kingdom GBR-03 Light IEC 
2022 AEME Saudi Arabia KSA-01 Heavy IER1 
2022 AEME Estonia EST-01 Medium IER1 
2022 AEME Cyprus CYP-01 Light IEC 
2023 AEME Czech Republic CZE-01 Heavy IER2 
2023 AEME Russian Federation RUS-02 Medium IER1 
2023 AEME Hungary HUN-02 Medium IER2 
2023 Asia-Pacific Republic of Korea KOR-01 Heavy IER2 
2023 AEME Spain ESP-02 Medium IER2 
2023 AEME Spain ESP-01 Medium IER2 
2023 AEME United Kingdom GBR-01 Heavy IER2 
2024 Americas United States USA-02 Heavy IER3 
2024 Asia-Pacific New Zealand NZL-01 Heavy IER1 
2024 Americas Chile CHI-01 Medium IER1 
2024 AEME Russian Federation RUS-01 Heavy IER2 
2024 AEME Hungary HUN-01 Heavy IER3 
2024 AEME Azerbaijan AZE-01 Medium IEC 
2024 Asia-Pacific Australia AUS-02 Heavy IER2 
2024 AEME Qatar QAT-01 Heavy IER1