50 emergency services personnel who are currently in their qualification phase for deployment abroad practised the practical aspects of rescue operations together. At the Training Centre Rescue and Help (TCRH) in Mosbach, Baden, they spent a weekend practising the use of various rescue equipment, the removal of debris and the emergency medical and traumatological treatment of injured persons. In addition to the correct handling of scissors, spreaders and pneumatic lifting bags, they also learnt the basics of assessing rubble areas, self-protection in dangerous areas and the procedure for biological localisation.
The prospective emergency personnel are to become part of both the organisation's medical team and I.S.A.R. Germany's search and rescue team. I.S.A.R. Managing Director Michael Lesmeister, who led the exercise, emphasised the enormous importance of cooperation in operations and basic knowledge of all areas in which I.S.A.R. Germany is active.