Working Groups

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

Guidelines Review Group (GRG)
John Cawcutt [john.cawcutt@qfes.qld.gov.au]
Martin Evers [martin.evers@vrh.nl]		National Capacity Building WG
Wahyudi L. Putra [wahyudi_L.Putra@ymail.com]
Sebastian Mocarquer[smocarquer@bomberos.cl]
Training WG
Solveig Thorvaldsdottir [solveig@rainrace.com]
Minato Yusuke [minato.Yusuke@jica.go.jp]		Quality Assurance IEC/R WG
Annika Coll [annika.coll@madrid.org ]
David Sochor [david.sochor@eda.admin.ch]  
Medical WG
Anthony Macintyre [macintyr@gwu.edu]
Hector Fuentes [hfue333@hotmail.com] 		Search and Rescue in Flood Response WG
Russ Gauden [rgauden@fireresilience.org.uk]
Jeremy Stubbs [jeremy.stubbs@fire.nsw.gov.au]
Jose Solla [jose.solla@itamaraty.gov.br]
Information Management WG
Peter Wolff [peter.wolff04@gmail.com]
Jeff Maunder [Jeff.maunder@fireandemergency.nz] 		 

Preparedness

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:

Operations

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:

Checklists

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

Mobilisation

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:

IRNAP

  • INSARAG RECOGNIZED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROCESS Snapshot – as of 15 February 2023

Post-Mission

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: