Author: Paul-Philipp Braun

Mixed rescue team discussing deployment plans in the well-equipped conference room.
6 October 2019

Support for disaster relief workers in Mexico

Our Medical Director Milton Scheder and Dr Steven Bayer were in Mexico City last week. They organised a workshop on the management and coordination of disaster relief operations. This was financed by Rotary Germany. The workshop was based on the globally recognised INSARAG standards. The training also drew on experience gained in the aftermath of the... Read more: Article from 06.10.2019
Support for Massar in Koblenz
19 August 2019

Support for Massar in Koblenz

With sniffer dogs for searching for missing persons, innovative water treatment and much more, the specialists at I.S.A.R. Germany provide fast and adequate care and support within a few hours in crisis areas affected by disasters such as earthquakes, explosions or floods. As this is a non-profit organisation consisting mainly of volunteers, every euro counts! On the occasion of... Read more: Article from 19.08.2019
Three helpers in high-visibility waistcoats walk across a paved area with a black dog, building visible.
25 June 2019

Missing person found

In Duisburg on 25 June 2019, mantrailers from our organisation provided the decisive clue in the search for a missing person. A man had been missing from a care home since the afternoon. The dogs were deployed in the building and indicated that the missing person had obviously not left the building. Eventually, one dog led them to a neighbouring ward. There... Read more: Article from 25.06.2019
I.S.A.R. sponsor visits
15 June 2019

I.S.A.R. sponsor visits

Our project sponsor for the RTL - Wir helfen Kindern - Spendenmarathon, Matthias Steiner, visited our exercise in Weeze. The Olympic and world champion in weightlifting accompanied our team for a whole day. He took the opportunity to find out more about our work. Matthias Steiner learnt about the work of the rescue dogs, the rescue of buried victims and the... Read more: Article from 15.06.2019
Training for UNDAC teams
6 June 2019

Training for UNDAC teams

At the beginning of June, ISAR Germany supported the training of the next generation of highly specialised United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Teams (UNDAC). In Morges on Lake Geneva, our team member Dr Steven Bayer was part of the international coaching staff. He was one of two German mentors alongside the spokesperson of the German UNDAC team, Silva Lauffer. The budding UNDAC experts... Read more: Article from 06.06.2019