Category: Press releases

Two paramedics treat patient on stretcher in white medical tent
13 May 2018

Medicals train for WHO certification

"Now we need a sample for the blood gas analysis. That's a bit tricky. Who will donate voluntarily?" asks emergency paramedic Cornelia Wagner. Two volunteers immediately report to the black treatment tent of the Duisburg aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany, which is also used for X-rays. In September 2018, the medical team from I.S.A.R. and the partner organisation BRH Bundesverband... Read more: Article from 13.05.2018
Three men in life jackets study documents together at a table
5. October 2017

Aerial reconnaissance after the earthquake in Mexico

Following the severe earthquake in Mexico on 19 September 2017, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) joined forces for the first time with the non-profit aid organisation I.S.A.R. to support the rescue and safety work that quickly got underway. During an eight-day mission, a team in Mexico City and the state of Morelos examined more than one hundred buildings for their... Read more: Article from 05.10.2017
Seven men in dark uniforms pose with document in modern office
29 September 2017

I.S.A.R. team completes mission in Mexico

Following the severe earthquake in Mexico on 19 September, German construction experts tested the stability of more than one hundred buildings. The civil engineers and construction consultants from the aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany and the humanitarian aid department of the German Rescue Dogs Association (BRH) inspected residential buildings, schools, offices and other buildings in Mexico City, Miacatlán and Ticumán (both located in the state of Morelos),... Read more: Article from 29.09.2017
Rescue teams work at night in front of collapsed residential buildings with excavators
21 September 2017

I.S.A.R. advance team has arrived in Mexico

Experts from the German aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany have also been involved in the rescue work following the severe earthquake in Mexico since Thursday. A four-strong advance team arrived early in the morning (local time) and explored the other key areas of operation in the damaged area. Six other specialists, who departed from Frankfurt in the afternoon, also carried a state-of-the-art bioradar device. <trp-gettext... Read more: Article from 21.09.2017
Large crowd in front of collapsed concrete building, rescue workers in the rubble
20 September 2017

I.S.A.R. Germany helps after earthquake in Mexico

I.S.A.R. Germany is helping to combat the catastrophic consequences of the severe earthquake in Mexico in cooperation with the Federal Association of Rescue Dogs (BRH). On Wednesday, the Mexican embassy welcomed the offer to send experts who can assess the condition of the collapsed buildings and thus support the rescue teams in their further work. After the... Read more: Article from 20.09.2017