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Logo of startsocial with a green circle and the text "startsocial - hilfe für helfer" in black and white.
17 October 2025

I.S.A.R. receives start-up social scholarship

I.S.A.R. Germany has been selected by an independent jury as one of 100 initiatives from almost 300 applications for the startsocial consultancy grant 2025/26. The award from the non-profit organisation startsocial e.V. recognises the work of our voluntary civil protection organisation and enables targeted further development in the field of professional communication. Expertise from the business world for civil protection The scholarship combines... Read more: Article from 17.10.2025
Fire and rescue services prepare for an exercise or operation in front of a tunnel portal in the forest.
18 September 2025

I.S.A.R. at NATO exercise in Bulgaria

The 20th NATO Emergency Management Exercise "BULGARIA 2025" took place in Bulgaria from 7 to 12 September 2025 and marked an important milestone for I.S.A.R. Germany and international cooperation in civil protection. As part of the GEXTRECS project consortium, we were able to participate in this important NATO exercise for the first time and contribute our expertise to the further development of cross-border crisis response. Complex scenarios, realistic... Read more: Article from 18.09.2025
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