Category: General

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
Group photo of rescue workers in red and black uniforms in sunny weather, with a WHO EMT banner in the centre.
6 July 2025

I.S.A.R. with EMT classifiers in Romania for the first time

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed I.S.A.R. Germany as EMT Classifier for the certification of international Emergency Medical Teams for the first time. Last week, the certification of two Romanian EMTs, the team from Bucharest and the team from the Muren region, took place in Bucharest. English version below After three years of preparation, both teams underwent the comprehensive... Read more: Article from 06.07.2025
Group photo of nine rescue workers in orange uniforms with search dogs and a person in a blue waistcoat on a sports field.
6 June 2025

I.S.A.R. supports INSARAG certification in China

I.S.A.R. Germany supported the INSARAG recertification of the Chinese USAR teams CHN-01 and CHN-02 in Beijing from 24 to 29 May 2025. Both heavy teams, each with 90 emergency personnel and six rescue dogs, successfully completed the demanding 36-hour exercise under extreme conditions. Deployed under realistic conditions In temperatures of over 34 degrees Celsius, the teams had to deal with a complex earthquake... Read more: Article from 06.06.2025
Rescue workers from USAR Poland and ISAR Germany practise a building rescue on a concrete ruin with cordoned-off access.
17 April 2025

I.S.A.R. supports Polish team with INSARAG recertification in Gdańsk

One of the most important civil protection exercises of the year is currently taking place in Gdańsk: The INSARAG recertification of the Polish Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team. During this intensive, large-scale exercise lasting several days, the team's operational capability is tested in accordance with the strict international guidelines of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG). The aim: to be re-categorised as a "Heavy USAR Team" - a... Read more: Article from 17.04.2025
A camera team interviews an ISAR Germany incident commander in high-visibility clothing in an incident command room. Coordination work is going on in the background.
28 March 2025

I.S.A.R. monitors situation after Myanmar quake

On 28 March 2025, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 shook Myanmar and Thailand. The epicentre was near Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. An aftershock of magnitude 6.4 followed a few minutes later, killing more than 140 people in Myanmar and injuring over 700. In Thailand, at least 10 people died, mainly as a result of the... Read more: Article from 28.03.2025
A man stands at a lectern and speaks at the "2025 GCTF" (Global Cooperation & Training Framework) conference. Behind him is a large banner with the title of the event "Framework Whole-of-Society Resilience Building", along with the logos of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the American Institute in Taiwan. On the stage are two empty chairs with small tables and bottles of water.
16 March 2025

I.S.A.R. Germany at the GCTF workshop in Taipei

I.S.A.R. Germany attended the GCTF workshop in Taipei at the beginning of March 2025 at the invitation of the Taiwanese fire service - together with experts from 30 countries. The aim: better preparation for natural disasters, pandemics and other crises through international cooperation in disaster and civil defence. Ministries, authorities, SAR (Search and Rescue) units, military units and fire services from all over the world were represented.... Read more: Article from 16.03.2025