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Contact The primary intention of the INSARAG External Classification (IEC) system is to provide a 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 INSARAG.
Click here for an overview of IEC by country (snapshot).
The USAR teams that are IEC classified since 2005 are listed below (with their classification level):
| Year | IEC and IER Teams | Country | RG | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Central Rescue Services of Budapest (CRSB) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
| 2 | 2006 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
| 3 | 2007 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 4 | 2007 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 5 | 2007 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
| 6 | 2007 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
| 7 | 2007 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
| 8 | 2008 | Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team | SGP | AP | Heavy |
| 2008 | Swedish International Fast Response Team (SWIFT) | SWE | AEME | Heavy | |
| 9 | 2008 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
| 10 | 2008 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
| 2008 | Norwegian Search and Rescue Team | NOR | AEME | Medium | |
| 11 | 2009 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
| 12 | 2009 | Icelandic International USAR Team (ICE-SAR) | ICE | AEME | Medium |
| 13 | 2009 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | AP | Heavy |
| 14 | 2009 | Abu Dhabi Police USAR Team | UAE | AEME | Medium |
| 2R | 2009 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
| 15 | 2010 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | AP | Heavy |
| 16 | 2010 | Danish Search and Rescue Team (DEMA) | DNK | AEME | Heavy |
| 17 | 2010 | Belgium First Aid and Support Team (B-Fast) | BEL | AEME | Medium |
| 18 | 2010 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
| 19 | 2010 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
| 20 | 2011 | Lithuanian Emergency Response Team (LERT) | LTU | AEME | Medium |
| 21 | 2011 | Search and Rescue Unit Vorarlberg (SARUV) | AUT | AEME | Medium |
| 22 | 2011 | Central Airmobile Rescue Team of EMERCOM of Russia | RUS | AEME | Heavy |
| 23 | 2011 | AKUT Search and Rescue Association | TUR | AEME | Medium |
| 24 | 2011 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | AP | Heavy |
| 25 | 2011 | Emergencia Respuesta Immediata Comunidad de Madrid (ERICAM) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
| 26 | 2011 | Unidad Militar de Emergencias USAR (SP USAR UME) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
| 3R | 2011 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 5R | 2011 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
| 27 | 2012 | Sultanate of Oman National Search & Rescue Team | OMN | AEME | Medium |
| 28 | 2012 | FinnRescue (FRF) | FIN | AEME | Heavy |
| 29 | 2012 | New South Wales Task Force (NSWTF/1) | AUS | AP | Heavy |
| 30 | 2012 | Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) | AUT | AEME | Heavy |
| 31 | 2012 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUSZAR) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
| 32 | 2012 | Istanbul AFAD USAR Team (TURKUSAR) | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
| 4R | 2012 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 1R | 2012 | Hungarian National Organization for Rescue Services (HUNOR) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
| 6R | 2012 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
| 7R | 2012 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
| 33 | 2013 | Jordanian SAR Team (JSAR) | JOR | AEME | Heavy |
| 34 | 2013 | Republican Special Response Team | BLR | AEME | Heavy |
| 8R | 2013 | Operation Lionheart Contingent | SGP | AP | Heavy |
| 2013 | Swedish International Fast Response Team (SWIFT) (Reclassification) | SWE | AEME | Heavy | |
| 9R | 2013 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
| 10R | 2013 | UAE USAR (Medium to Heavy) | UAE | AEME | Heavy |
| 35 | 2014 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 1) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
| 36 | 2014 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 7) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
| 37 | 2014 | RO USAR | ROU | AEME | Medium |
| 38 | 2014 | Mobile Rescue Center of Ukraine | UKR | AEME | Heavy |
| 39 | 2014 | Morocco USAR Team | MOR | AEME | Heavy |
| 11R | 2014 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
| 12R | 2014 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
| 13R | 2014 | Icelandic International USAR Team (ICE-SAR) | ICE | AEME | Medium |
| 14R | 2014 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | AP | Heavy |
| 40 | 2015 | New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue | NZ | AP | Heavy |
| 41 | 2015 | Saudi Search and Rescue Team (SASART) | Saudi | AEME | Heavy |
| 42 | 2015 | ARMENIA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (AMUSAR) | ARM | AEME | Medium |
| 43 | 2015 | Estonian Disaster Relief Team (EDRT) | EST | AEME | Medium |
| 44 | 2015 | Qatar Search and Rescue Team (QSART) | QAT | AEME | Heavy |
| 15R | 2015 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | AP | Heavy |
| 16R | 2015 | Danish Search and Rescue Team (DEMA) | DNK | AEME | Heavy |
| 17R | 2015 | Belgium First Aid and Support Team (B-Fast) | BEL | AEME | Medium |
| 18R | 2015 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
| 19R | 2015 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
| 45 | 2016 | Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) | MAL | AP | Heavy |
| 46 | 2016 | Siberian Regional USAR | RUS | AEME | Medium |
| 20R | 2016 | Unidad Militar de Emergencias USAR (SP USAR UME) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
| 21R | 2016 | Emergencia Respuesta Immediata Comunidad de Madrid (ERICAM) | ESP | AEME | Medium |
| 22R | 2016 | Search and Rescue Unit Vorarlberg (SARUV) | AUT | AEME | Medium |
| 23R | 2016 | Central Airmobile Rescue Team of EMERCOM of Russia | RUS | AEME | Heavy |
| 24R | 2016 | Lithuanian Emergency Response Team (LERT) | LTU | AEME | Medium |
| 25R | 2016 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | AP | Heavy |
| 1R2 | 2016 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 2R2 | 2016 | UK ISAR | GBR | AEME | Heavy |
| 47 | 2017 | USAR-SOUTH AFRICA | SA | AEME | Medium |
| 48 | 2017 | AFAD-2 Ankara USAR Team | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
| 26R | 2017 | USAR AFAD-1 | TUR | AEME | Heavy |
| 3R2 | 2017 | USAID LA County Fire Dpt. USAR TF #2 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 4R2 | 2017 | ISAR Germany | GER | AEME | Medium |
| 5R2 | 2017 | USAR.NL | NDL | AEME | Heavy |
| 6R2 | 2017 | Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | GER | AEME | Heavy |
| 7R2 | 2017 | Hungarian National Organization for Rescue Services (HUNOR) | HUN | AEME | Heavy |
| 27R | 2017 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUSZAR) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
| 28R | 2017 | New South Wales Task Force 2 (AUS-2) | AUS | AP | Heavy |
| 29R | 2017 | Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) | AUT | AEME | Heavy |
| 49 | 2017 | H-USAR, Algeria | ALG | AEME | Heavy |
| 50 | 2017 | Bomberos de Chile | CHL | Americas | Medium |
| 30R | 2017 | Sultanate of Oman National Search & Rescue Team | OMN | AEME | Medium |
| 31R | 2018 | FinnRescue Team | FIN | AEME | Heavy |
| 51 | 2018 | SNGRD Team Colombia | COL | Americas | Medium |
| 32R | 2018 | AKUT Search and Rescue Association | TUR | AEME | Medium |
| 33R | 2018 | RSR Republican Special Response Belarus | BLR | AEME | Heavy |
| 8R2 | 2018 | Queensland Fire and Rescue Service TF#1 | AUS | AP | Heavy |
| 9R2 | 2018 | Operation Lionheart Contingent | SGP | AP | Heavy |
| 34R | 2018 | Jordanian SAR Team (JSAR) | JOR | AEME | Heavy |
| 52 | 2018 | USAR Italy ITA-1 | ITA | AEME | Heavy |
| 53 | 2018 | ISRAEL National Search and Rescue Unit (NRU) | ISR | AEME | Heravy |
| 10R2 | 2019 | USAR.NL | NLD | AEME | Heavy |
| 11R2 | 2019 | Abu Dhabi Police USAR Team | UAE | AEME | Heavy |
| 35R | 2019 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 1) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
| 36R | 2019 | Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 7) | FRA | AEME | Heavy |
| 12R2 | 2019 | USAR Poland | POL | AEME | Heavy |
| 37R | 2019 | RO USAR | ROU | AEME | Medium |
| 38R | 2019 | Mobile Rescue Center of Ukraine | UKR | AEME | Heavy |
| 54 | 2019 | China International Search and Rescue (CSAR) | PRC | Asia-Pacific | Heravy |
| 13R2 | 2019 | China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) | PRC | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |
| 55 | 2019 | Pakistan Rescue Team | PAK | Asia-Pacific | Medium |
| 56 | 2019 | INA SAR | INA | Asia-Pacific | Medium |
| 57 | 2021 | EMERCOM (RUS-03) | RUS | AEME | Medium |
| 14R2 | 2021 | Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale (PUI) | FRA | AEME | Medium |
| 15R2 | 2021 | Swiss Rescue | CH | AEME | Heavy |
| 58 | 2021 | @fire Germany | GER | AEME | Light |
| 1R3 | 2022 | USAID Fairfax County USAR TF#1 | USA | Americas | Heavy |
| 59 | 2022 | Tunisia Civil Protection USAR Team | TUN | AEME | Medium |
| 60 | 2022 | GEA USAR Team | TUR | AEME | Light |
| 39R | 2022 | Armenia Urban Search and Rescue Team (AMUSAR) | ARM | AEME | Medium |
| 61 | 2022 | SARAID USAR Team | UK | AEME | Light |
| 16R2 | 2022 | Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) | JPN | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |
| 40R | 2022 | Saudi Search and Rescue Team (SASART) | SAU | AEME | Heavy |
| 41R | 2022 | Estonian Disaster Relief Team (EDRT) | EST | AEME | Medium |
| 62 | 2022 | Cyprus | CYP | AEME | Light |
| 17R2 | 2023 | Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR CZ) | CZE | AEME | Heavy |
| 42R | 2023 | Siberian Regional USAR | RUS | AEME | Medium |
| 18R2 | 2023 | Hungarian National Integrated Organisation for Rescue Services (HUN-02) | HUN | AEME | Medium |
| 19R2 | 2023 | Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) | KOR | Asia-Pacific | Heavy |