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Contact 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:
The post-mission phase is the period immediately after a USAR Team has returned home. In this phase, the USAR Team is required to complete and submit a post-mission report and conduct a lessons-learned review to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency for a response to future disasters. The post-mission phase continuously merges into the preparedness phase.
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 demobilization phase is the period when international USAR Teams have ceased operations, commence withdrawal, coordinating their departure through the UCC/OSOCC, depart from the affected country through the RDC, and travel to their home 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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The INSARAG Search and Rescue Directory provides an overview of INSARAG member countries and their Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams. |
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.
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.
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.