Author: emanuel

Fire and rescue services prepare for an exercise or operation in front of a tunnel portal in the forest.
18 September 2025

I.S.A.R. at NATO exercise in Bulgaria

The 20th NATO Emergency Management Exercise "BULGARIA 2025" took place in Bulgaria from 7 to 12 September 2025 and marked an important milestone for I.S.A.R. Germany and international cooperation in civil protection. As part of the GEXTRECS project consortium, we were able to participate in this important NATO exercise for the first time and contribute our expertise to the further development of cross-border crisis response. Complex scenarios, realistic... Read more: Article from 18.09.2025
A rescue dog searches a pile of rubble for injured people.
8 August 2025

I.S.A.R. locating team practises with rescue dogs in Austria

The rescue dog team from I.S.A.R. Germany organised its annual search week at the Tritolwerk near Vienna. The dog handlers spent a week training with their dogs in realistic rubble areas in order to perfect their search for people under operational conditions. This year, teams from @fire and the National 119 Rescue Division from South Korea also took part. The training included... Read more: Article from 08.08.2025
View through a hole in the wall of destroyed buildings after an earthquake.
20 February 2022

I.S.A.R. Turkey founded - co-operation agreement signed

I.S.A.R. will also be active in Turkey in the future. Our Turkish partners have created the conditions for this and founded I.SA.R. Turkey. Representatives of I.S.A.R. Turkey and I.S.A.R. Germany have now signed a cooperation agreement. A delegation from Germany had already visited the partners in Turkey in the autumn. Details of the co-operation were discussed at the meeting. The... Read more: Article from 20.02.2022
Rescue team in colourful high-visibility waistcoats conferring in front of rubble building.
16 February 2022

Experts from six countries practise disaster response coordination

At the invitation of I.S.A.R. Germany, 28 specialists from six countries are currently practising TCRH in Mosbach in Baden-Württemberg. At the workshop, they are training in the coordination and management of international rescue operations following major earthquakes. The course was organised by the Urban Search and Rescue units from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Support came from the USAR.NL... Read more: Article from 16.02.2022
Medical staff demonstrating a ventilator in a hospital room.
13 January 2022

I.S.A.R. supports hospital in the Philippines

The German aid organisations BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde (Hünxe) and I.S.A.R. Germany have handed over extensive medical equipment to the hospital in the Philippine municipality of Calubian. The project was financed with funds from the donation alliance "Aktion Deutschland hilft". The equipment is intended to further improve treatment options for Covid patients. The project also has a lasting effect, as the equipment handed over can also be used in the normal day-to-day... Read more: Article from 13.01.2022