USAR is the abbreviation of “Urban Search and Rescue” and includes the search, location, rescue and (medical) care of people after building collapses. The need for USAR operations often follows earthquakes or explosions. In particular, @fire specializes in international USAR operations following earthquakes. As a member of INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group), the @fire USAR team operates according to United Nations standards.
The survival time of buried victims after earthquakes is severely limited, resulting in the need for rapid initiation of search and rescue activities. Therefore, the @fire USAR team is able to reach any country in the world within 24 h after an earthquake event - provided that a correspondingly fast transport option can be used.
The @fire team has the capacity to set up a base of operation in the affected country and to be self-sufficient for 10 days during search and rescue operations. This includes catering and sanitary facilities as well as accommodation, communication and leadership. During the deployment, contact is maintained with the operations staff in Germany via various communication channels. From this staff, the team is provided with background information and supported in many areas.
Vergangenes Wochenende konnte @fire einen USAR-Anhänger (Urban Search & Rescue) mit Paratech-Rettungsstützen an den ukrainischen Zivilschutz (Mobile Rescue Center of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine) übergeben. Der Anhänger soll insbesondere zur Sicherung von Gebäuden...
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In cooperation with the initiative #WeAreAllUkrainians we are urgently looking for ambulances, fire trucks, foam trucks, aerial ladders/ telescopic masts as well as personal protective equipment for the firefighters in Ukraine! Despite the numerous...
A devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.1 according to the Richter scale in the canton of Lucerne is the scenario of this year’s INSARAG Earthquake Simulation Exercise (SIMEX) 2022 “Countdown” exercise in Kriens, Switzerland. From...
In the last week of March, two members of @fire participated in the Module Basic Course of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the school of the Swedish MSB,. The MSB (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd...
8 paramedics and emergency paramedics were able to complete the training as “Medic in Foreign Operations” with a practical training. In the field, @fire Medics ensure the safety of the response team and care for...
Am Wochenende des 18. und 19. März unterstützten 15 @fire-Einsatzkräfte auf Anfrage des Nationalparks Schwarzwald bei der Ertüchtigung eines leerstehenden Hotels als Unterkunft für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine. Neben der Abholung von Sachspenden und...
Unser Erkundungseinsatz in der Stadt Chelm an der polnisch-ukrainischen Grenze ist nach sieben Tagen beendet. Das Team ist heute Mittag zum Rückweg nach Deutschland aufgebrochen. Vor Ort betreibt Veritas Ambulanz nun eine Unfallhilfsstelle. Das...
Heute startete der erste Sattelzug mit 33 Paletten und rund 12t Feuerwehrausrüstung Richtung Ukraine! Insgesamt wurden bei der gemeinsamen Hilfsaktion der Osteuropahilfe, Brandschutztechnik Müller, Jola Rent, Heavy Rescue Germany und @fire in den letzten...
Angesichts der Notlage an der ukrainisch-polnischen Grenze ist ein Erkundungsteam der Hilfsorganisation @fire – Internationaler Katastrophenschutz Deutschland e.V. in Zusammenarbeit mit der Björn Steiger Stiftung und dem Institute for European Affairs – INEA –...
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