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Contact 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.
IEC/Rs since 2005
*Teams listed in red are no longer reclassifying
| YEAR | REGION | 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 | AEME | Norway | 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 |