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Contact Congratulations to USAR Poland (POL-01) for successfully passing the INSARAG External Reclassification (IER) for the third time in Gdańsk, Poland between 14-16 April! A well-deserved achievement and best wishes from the INSARAG Secretariat!
During the 2025 ISG, two videos of EMERCOM’s Arctic Expedition “Safe Arctic — 2025” and Tunisian ERE and Working Group & Team Leaders Meeting 2025 was displayed. These videos provide a brief insight of all activities taking place in the INSARAG Network.
If you did not have a chance to see the Videos at the 2025 ISG, the videos are now available here below:
Between the 31 March- 4 April, the Military Units of French Civil Protection HUSAR (UIISC 1) (FRA-02) successfully passed their second heavy IER in Sancoins, France. FRA-02 first did their heavy IEC in 2014, and their first IER in 2019. This second IER is a well-deserved achievement. Congratulations to the team!
Dear Participants,
We are pleased to provide you with relevant reading materials to facilitate your preparation for the upcoming INSARAG Steering Group (ISG) Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 25 March.
Additional documents may be uploaded prior to the ISG. Please check the website regularly for further updates.
This INSARAG Flood Response directory provides details on INSARAG classified or national USAR teams that already have capabilities and on a voluntary basis are prepared to deploy on request of affected flood ravaged countries requiring international assistance.
The intention of this Flood Response directory is to provide an overview of the different teams currently available for international deployment. This directory includes both INSARAG Externally Classified (IEC) teams as well as those teams that are not IEC classified.
This directory is open to all governmental or non-governmental/volunteer organisations involved in providing or potentially receiving international Flood Response assistance or capacity building. Inclusion in the Flood Response directory does not represent any accreditation of a team by INSARAG .
All requests for inclusion into or editing of this database should be submitted through the INSARAG country national focal point and the attached form should be sent directly to the INSARAG secretariat at: insarag@un.org .
| Asia-Pacific Region | Team Factsheet |
| Australia, AUS-01 DART Contact: A/Chief Superintendent Doug May Email: douglas.may@fire.qld.gov.au |
Team Factsheet |
| Australia, AUS-02 DART Contact: Chief Superintendent Jeremy Stubbs Email: jeremy.stubbs@fire.nsw.gov.au |
Team Factsheet |
| Malaysia, MAS-01 Contact: Mr. Meor Ismail Bin Meor Akim, Deputy Director General (Operation) Email: meor@nadma.gov.my |
Team Factsheet |
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Korea, KOR-01 |
Team Factsheet |
| AEME Region | |
| Algeria, ALG-01 Contact: 213561622937/+213560074240 Email: |
Team Factsheet |
| France, FRA-02 Contact: Mr. Hugues De Loynes De Fumichon Email: hugues.de-loynes-defumichon@interieur.gouv.fr |
Team Factsheet |
| France, FRA-03 Contact: Ms. Marie Peucelle Email: marie.peucelle@interieur.gouv.fr |
Team Factsheet |
| Russian Federation, RUS-01 Contact: Mr. Grigory Korolkov Email: gkorolkov@mail.ru |
Team Factsheet |
| Russian Federation, RUS-02 Contact: Mr. Aleksandr Saybel Email: inbox@srpso.24.mchs.gov.ru |
Team Factsheet |
| Russian Federation, RUS-03 Contact: Mr. Mikhail Komogorov Email: mihailkomogorov@yandex.ru |
Team Factsheet |
| United Kingdom, GBR-01 Contact: Mr. Russell Gauden Email: Rgauden@fireresilience.org.uk |
Team Factsheet |
| Americas Region | |
| Argentina, ARG-12 Contact: Mr. Dominique Gonzalo Email: gonzalodominique@gmail.com |
Team Factsheet |
| Brazil, BRA-01-GO Contact: Cap BM Thiago Wening Email: twening1@gmail.com |
Team Factsheet |
| Brazil, BRA-01-MG Contact: Mr. Welter Alves das Chagas Email: welter.chagas@bombeiros.mg.gov.br |
Team Factsheet |
| Brazil, BRA-01-MT Contact: TC BM Mário Henrique Faro Ferreira Email: faro@cbm.mt.gov.br |
Team Factsheet |
| Brazil, BRA-01-PR Contact: Mr. Icaro Gabriel Greinert Email: icarogabriel@hotmail.com |
Team Factsheet |
| Brazil, BRA-01-SP Contact: Mr. João Rafael Mininel Gonçalves Email: joaomininel@icloud.com or |joaomininel@gmail.com |
Team Factsheet |
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Brazil, Brazil, BRA-01-ES |
Team Factsheet |
| Ecuador, ECU-10 Contact: Mr. Gabriel Alejandro Rodriguez Racines Email: grodriguez@bomberosquito.gob.ec |
Team Factsheet |
| Ecuador, ECU-11 Contact: Mr. Jorge Luis Montanero Illingworth Email: ft_bcbg_usar@bomberosguayaquil.gob.ec |
Team Factsheet |
| Panama, PAN-10 Contact: Mr. Cesar Lange Email: guardac001@gmail.com or clange@sinaproc.gob.pa |
Team Factsheet |
*Teams listed with red are no longer reclassifying
| YEAR | DATE | REGION | Country | Team Code | LEVEL | IEC/IER |
| 2005 | 19-21/09 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2006 | 5-9/03 | AEME | United Kingdom | GBR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2006 | 19-21/09 | Americas | United States | USA-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2007 | 18-21/01 | Americas | United States | USA-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2007 | 4-8/06 | AEME | Netherlands | NED-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2007 | 28/08-02/09 | AEME | Germany | GER-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2007 | 28/09-01/10 | AEME | Germany | GER-02 | Medium | IEC |
| 2008 | 14-18/01 | Asia-Pacific | Singapore | SGP-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2008 | 26-29/05 | AEME | Sweden | SWE-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2008 | 17-20/11 | AEME | Switzerland | SUI-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2008 | 13-16/10 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2008 | 26-29/05 | AEME | Norway | NOR-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2009 | 6-10/04 | AEME | Poland | POL-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2009 | 10-13/09 | AEME | Iceland | ISL-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2009 | 11-14/11 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2009 | 14-17/12 | AEME | United Arab Emirates | UAE-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2009 | 1-5/06 | AEME | United Kingdom | GBR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2010 | 8-12/03 | Asia-Pacific | Japan | JPN-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2010 | 23-27/05 | AEME | Denmark | DEN-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2010 | 23-27/05 | AEME | Belgium | BEL-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2010 | 10-14/10 | AEME | Czech Republic | CZE-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2010 | 2-5/11 | AEME | France | FRA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 17-21/04 | AEME | Lithuania | LTU-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 19-22/05 | AEME | Austria | AUT-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 26/06-01/07 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2011 | 11-15/07 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-03 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 7-10/11 | Asia-Pacific | Republic of Korea | KOR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2011 | 28/11-01/12 | AEME | Spain | ESP-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 28/11-01/12 | AEME | Spain | ESP-02 | Medium | IEC |
| 2011 | 21-23/10 | Americas | United States | USA-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2011 | 26-29/09 | AEME | Netherlands | NED-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2012 | 23-28/03 | AEME | Oman | OMA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2012 | 16-20/04 | AEME | Finland | FIN-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2012 | 9-12/09 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2012 | 24-28/09 | AEME | Austria | AUT-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2012 | 15-19/10 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-02 | Medium | IEC |
| 2012 | 17-19/10 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2012 | 17-21/05 | Americas | United States | USA-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2012 | 15-19/10 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2012 | 2-6/09 | AEME | Germany | GER-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2012 | 2-6/09 | AEME | Germany | GER-02 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2013 | 20-24/05 | AEME | Jordan | JOR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2013 | 4-8/11 | AEME | Belarus | BLR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2013 | 25-28/09 | Asia-Pacific | Singapore | SGP-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2013 | 7-11/10 | AEME | Sweden | SWE-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2013 | 19-24/08 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2013 | 15-19/12 | AEME | United Arab Emirates | UAE-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2014 | 23-27/3 | AEME | France | FRA-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2014 | 27-29/3 | AEME | France | FRA-03 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2014 | 26-30/5 | AEME | Romania | ROU-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2014 | 31/6-3/7 | AEME | Ukraine | UKR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2014 | 27-30/10 | AEME | Morocco | MAR_01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2014 | 26-30/10 | AEME | Switzerland | SUI-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2014 | 7-11/4 | AEME | Poland | POL-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2014 | 11-14/6 | AEME | Iceland | ISL-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2014 | 24-28/8 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2015 | 8-11/3 | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand | NZL-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2015 | 1-5/4 | AEME | Saudi Arabia | KSA-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2015 | 1-4/9 | AEME | Armenia | ARM-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2015 | 2-5/11 | AEME | Estonia | EST-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2015 | 22-24/11 | AEME | Qatar | QAT-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2015 | 2-5/3 | Asia-Pacific | Japan | JPN-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2015 | 29/9-3/10 | AEME | Denmark | DEN-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2015 | 29/9-2/10 | AEME | Belgium | BEL-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2015 | 15-19/6 | AEME | Czech Republic | CZE-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2015 | 2-5/6 | AEME | France | FRA-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2016 | 31/5-3/6 | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia | MAS-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2016 | 19-24/6 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2016 | 25-28/5 | AEME | Spain | ESP-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2016 | 16-20/5 | AEME | Spain | ESP-02 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2016 | 15-19/6 | AEME | Austria | AUT-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2016 | 19-24/6 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-02 | Medium | IEC |
| 2016 | 7-11/11 | AEME | Lithuania | LTU-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2016 | 14-18/11 | Asia-Pacific | Republic of Korea | KOR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2016 | 27/4-1/5 | Americas | United States | USA-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2016 | 25-29/5 | AEME | United Kingdom | GBR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2017 | 20-23/2 | AEME | South Africa | RSA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2017 | 13-15/3 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2017 | 20-24/3 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2017 | 27/4-1/5 | Americas | United States | USA-02 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2017 | 8-10/5 | AEME | Germany | GER-02 | Medium | IER2 |
| 2017 | 7-11/5 | AEME | Germany | GER-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2017 | 15-19/5 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2017 | 15-19/5 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-02 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2017 | 29-31/8 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2017 | 25-28/9 | AEME | Austria | AUT-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2017 | 30/10-3/11 | AEME | Algeria | ALG-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2017 | 13-17/11 | Americas | Chile | CHI-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2017 | 3-7/12 | AEME | Oman | OMA-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2018 | 25-29/1 | AEME | Finland | FIN-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2018 | 5-9/3 | Americas | Colombia | COL-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2018 | 20-23/3 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-03 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2018 | 13-17/8 | AEME | Belarus | BLR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2018 | 20-23/8 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2018 | 3-6/9 | Asia-Pacific | Singapore | SGP-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2018 | 22-24/10 | AEME | Jordan | JOR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2018 | 6-10/11 | AEME | Italy | ITA-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2018 | 26-29/11 | AEME | Israel | ISR-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2019 | 25-28/1 | AEME | Netherlands | NED-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2019 | 17-21/3 | AEME | United Arab Emirates | UAE-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2019 | 26-29/3 | AEME | France | FRA-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2019 | 2-4/4 | AEME | France | FRA-03 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2019 | 11-14/6 | AEME | Poland | POL-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2019 | 12-15/6 | AEME | Romania | ROU-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2019 | 3-7/9 | AEME | Ukraine | UKR-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2019 | 20-23/10 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-02 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2019 | 21-23/10 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2019 | 28-31/10 | Asia-Pacific | Pakistan | PAK-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2019 | 26-29/11 | Asia-Pacific | Indonesia | INA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2021 | 18-25/9 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-03 | Medium | IEC |
| 2021 | 21-24/11 | AEME | France | FRA-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2021 | 22-24/11 | AEME | Switzerland | SUI-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2021 | 21-24/ 11 | AEME | Germany | GER-03 | Light | IEC |
| 2022 | 26-27/4 | Americas | United States | USA-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2022 | 26-30/6 | AEME | Tunisia | TUN-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2022 | 26-30/8 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-04 | Light | IEC |
| 2022 | 1-4/9 | AEME | Armenia | ARM-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2022 | 19-22/9 | AEME | United Kingdom | GBR-03 | Light | IEC |
| 2022 | 8-12/11 | AP | Japan | JPN-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2022 | 21-23/11 | AEME | Saudi Arabia | KSA-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2022 | 29/11-2/12 | AEME | Estonia | EST-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2022 | 8-11/12 | AEME | Cyprus | CYP-01 | Light | IEC |
| 2023 | 12-16/6 | AEME | Czech Republic | CZE-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2023 | 3-8/9 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-02 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2023 | 3-6/10 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-02 | Medium | IER2 |
| 2023 | 2-6/10 | Asia-Pacific | Republic of Korea | KOR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2023 | 12-16/11 | AEME | Spain | ESP-02 | Medium | IER2 |
| 2023 | 27-30/11 | AEME | Spain | ESP-01 | Medium | IER2 |
| 2023 | 26-29/11 | AEME | United Kingdom | GBR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2024 | 14-17/5 | Americas | United States | USA-02 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2024 | 25-30/5 | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand | NZL-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2024 | 30/5-2/6 | Americas | Chile | CHI-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2024 | 24-28/6 | AEME | Russian Federation | RUS-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2024 | 23-27/9 | AEME | Hungary | HUN-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2024 | 23-26/9 | AEME | Azerbaijan | AZE-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2024 | 14-18/10 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-02 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2024 | 25/11-28/11 | AEME | Qatar | QAT-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2025 | 27-31/1 | AEME | Netherlands | NED-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2025 | 31/3-4/4 | AEME | France | FRA-02 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2025 | 14/4-16/4 | AEME | Poland | POL-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2025 | 24/5-30/5 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2025 | 24/5-30/5 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2025 | 11/8-15/8 | AEME | Belarus | BLR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2025 | 18/8-21/8 | Asia-Pacific | Singapore | SGP-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2025 | 2/9-6/9 | AEME | Ukraine | UKR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2025 | 8/9-12/9 | Asia-Pacific | Australia | AUS-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2025 | 13/10-17/10 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-02 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2025 | 19/10-23/10 | AEME | Jordan | JOR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2025 | 4/11-8/11 | AEME | Georgia | GEO-01 | Light | IEC |
| 2025 | 10/11-14/11 | Asia-Pacific | Thailand | THA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2025 | 17/11-21/11 | AEME | Türkiye | TUR-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2025 | 07/12-11/12 | AEME | Oman | OMA-01 | Heavy | IEC |
| 2026 | 26/01-30/01 | AEME | France | FRA-03 | Heavy | IER2 |
| 2026 | 09/02-13/02 | AEME | United Arab Emirates | UAE-01 | Heavy | IER3 |
| 2026 | 16/03-20/03 | Asia-Pacific | China | CHN-03 | Medium | IEC |
| 2026 | 27/04-01/05 | Americas | Ecuador | ECU-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2026 | 18/05-23/05 | AEME | Italy | ITA-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2026 | 18/05-23/05 | AEME | Italy | ITA-02 | Light | IEC |
| 2026 | 07/06-12/06 | Americas | Colombia | COL-01 | Medium | IER1 |
| 2026 | 11/08-15/08 | AEME | Egypt | EGY-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2026 | 07/09-11/09 | AEME | Lithuania | LTU-01 | Light | IEC |
| 2026 | 21/09-25/09 | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia | MAS-01 | Heavy | IER1 |
| 2026 | 05/10-09/10 | AEME | Germany | GER-01 | Medium | IEC |
| 2026 | 05/10-09/10 | AEME | Austria | AUT-01 | Heavy | IER2 |
| Regional Chair | Brazil | Mr. Wolnei Wolff Barreiros | wolnei.wolff@mdr.gov.br | National Secretary, National Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defence, Ministry of Integration and Regional Development |
| Mr. José Solla Vásquez Junior | jose.solla@itamaraty.gov.br; solla.mre@gmail.com | General Coordinator for Humanitarian Cooperation, Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Incoming Chair | El Salvador | Mr. Luis Alonso Amaya Durán | lamaya@proteccioncivil.gob.sv; luisalonsoamaya@gmail.com | Director General, Civil Protection. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation |
| Outgoing Chair | Ecuador | Mr. Jorge Raul Carillo | secretario.riesgos@gestionderiesgos.gob.ec | Secretary for Risk Management, Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) |
On the 30th anniversary of the GEA Search and Rescue Team, GEA Coordinator and team leaders presented a commemorative plaque to INSARAG representatives in recognition of our strong cooperation and shared commitment to humanitarian efforts.
As we celebrate this milestone, we remain dedicated to moving forward—step by step—toward a better world, guided by the spirit of goodwill.
Here’s to many more decades of compassion, solidarity, and the unwavering power of volunteerism!
“INSARAG has become a global model for assistance, and I am honored to be the Global Chair of such a dynamic, highly respected, professional, and disciplined network. I believe that we are continuously inspiring better collaboration in the field of urban search and rescue, and I am sure that we will continue to do so for many more decades.”
Ambassador Dominik Stillhart, INSARAG Global Chair