Category: Press releases

Doctor examines little girl in her mother's arms during medical assistance.
2 January 2022

I.S.A.R. looks back on an eventful year

I.S.A.R. Germany looks back on a challenging 2021 with two major assignments. In July, our experts were out and about in the Ahr valley. While some of the I.S.A.R. rescue dogs supported the search for missing persons together with service dogs from the local police, our rescue team was active in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. Using heavy equipment and a lot of manual labour, they rescued... Read more: Article from 02.01.2022
Black operating table with adjustable parts in a sterile hospital room.
15 November 2021

Philippusstift donates operating table

It was a personal experience that made Dr Thomas Rolfs a team member at I.S.A.R. Germany. The example of his host father during his student days, a South African orthopaedic surgeon who repeatedly treated patients in his home country free of charge, had a lasting impact on him. Giving back something of what he himself has received has been a matter close to his heart ever since.... Read more: Article from 15.11.2021
Large group of rescue workers pose for a team photo in the modern building.
7 October 2021

I.S.A.R. with the President of the NRW State Parliament

André Kuper, President of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, has thanked helpers from ISAR Germany and the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs for their voluntary work. Referring to the missions following the flood disaster in Germany and the severe earthquake in Haiti, he said at a reception in the state parliament in Düsseldorf: "The plight of the people in the disaster areas in Haiti and... Read more: Article from 07.10.2021
ISAR Germany at HNPW in Geneva
14 February 2019

ISAR Germany at HNPW in Geneva

Last week, we took part in the "Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week" (HNPW) in Geneva. Together with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), we presented our drone project. Dr Steven Bayer explained the possibilities of using the data obtained during drone flights for worldwide operations in disaster situations. These are particularly useful for... Read more: Article from 14.02.2019
People standing around green medical container, person in yellow shirt in the centre
12. October 2018

Water treatment for earthquake victims handed over

On Thursday, German aid workers in Indonesia handed over water treatment and power generation systems for the earthquake victims to local users. I.S.A.R. Germany and its cooperation partner BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde also donated three large tents, two generators, 140 canisters, benches, tables and food to the residents of a tent camp for tsunami victims and the neighbouring community of Sigi on the island of Sulawesi. <trp-gettext... Read more: Article from 12.10.2018