Category: Messages

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
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
A large group of emergency medical team members pose smiling in front of blue tents labelled "Emergency Medical Team Muhammadiyah - Indonesia". They hold a banner with the words "Emergency Medical Teams Twinning, Training, and Transfer Knowledge (EMT TTT)" and other information about the event. A modern building and a mosque can be seen in the background.
5 February 2025

I.S.A.R. supports EMT in Indonesia

The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) project "EMT TTT" of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) brought its 2024 activities to a close with a training session in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In heavy rain, but still in a good mood, the EMT partner organisations Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Centre (MDMC) from Indonesia and the WHO-classified German EMT International Search and Rescue (ISAR Germany) held a joint EMT TTT from 23 to 25 November 2024. Read more: Article from 05.02.2025
The picture shows a donation handover in front of the TARGOBANK building. Five people stand together holding an oversized symbolic cheque with the sum of 600,000 euros and the recipient "ISAR Germany" written on it. Two people are wearing rescue clothing and have rescue dogs with them. The atmosphere is friendly and professional, and the event takes place on a green area in front of the bank. The modern TARGOBANK building and a clear sky can be seen in the background.
22 January 2025

Targobank donates 600,000 euros to I.S.A.R.

Targobank has donated a total of 600,000 euros to the aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany for the years 2024 and 2025. "In view of the increasing frequency of natural disasters, we as Targobank have decided to offer support in the important area of disaster relief," said CEO Isabelle Chevelard.I.S.A.R. Germany shareholder Ralf Heuberg thanked "Targobank". He described the donation as a "great... Read more: Article from 22.01.2025
I.S.A.R. supports "Magnitude" deployment exercise in Baden-Württemberg
24 October 2024

I.S.A.R. supports "Magnitude" deployment exercise in Baden-Württemberg

From 24 to 26 October 2024, a large-scale EU civil protection exercise called "Magnitude" will take place in Baden-Württemberg. The aim of the exercise is to strengthen cross-border cooperation in the event of a disaster and to gain new insights for European civil protection. The exercise centres on a fictitious earthquake scenario in the Upper Rhine region, in which rescue and supply operations, the... Read more: Article from 24.10.2024