UKFSSART LINKS PAGE
On this page you will find links to other organisations in the field of search & rescue, disaster management, humanitarian aid and international relief efforts. Click on a logo to follow the link to the site of your choice.

INSARAG: The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) is an informal network of disaster response organisations with the original focus on urban Search and Rescue (SAR). INSARAG was established in 1991, following initiatives of the international Search and Rescue teams who operated in the 1988 Armenia earthquake.

  
UNDAC: The United Nations Disaster Assessment (UNDAC) team is a stand-by team of disaster management professionals. Upon request of a disaster-stricken country, the UNDAC team can be deployed within hours to carry out rapid assessment of priority needs and to support national Authorities and the United Nations Resident Co-ordinator to co-ordinate international relief on-site.  
US SAR Team Texas: Texas Task Force 1 has its headquarters in College Station, Texas. Recent deployments include the Twin Towers collapse and the search for debris from the Space Shuttle disaster. TX-TF1 is the chosen training provider for the UK Government 'New Dimension' Programme and as a result many UK firefighters will pass through a structural collapse course at the modern training facilities named 'Disaster City'. Click on the link and visit the Texas visitor book.  
Technical Rescue Magazine: An authoritative view of rescue equipment and techniques. Whilst concentrating on the UK scene, the magazine provides views and comments from rescue professionals around the world.  
Global Earthquake Report: Managed by the University of Edinburgh, this site offers a day-by-day reporting system for earthquakes that occur around the world within hours of them taking place. It also offers a mapping facility so that you can view earthquakes by region and country.  
International Rescue Corps: The IRC is one of the few truly independent front-line search and rescue organisations in the world. A UK registered charity, financed solely by donations and fund raising, and manned 100% by volunteers. The IRC often accompany UKFSSRT on overseas missions.  
Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief: RedR is an international NGO with offices in London, Canberra, Auckland and Geneva - relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and effective personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.  
Federal Emergency Management Agency: The National Urban Search and Research (USR) Response System, established under the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1989, is a framework for structuring local emergency services personnel into integrated disaster response task forces.  
US SAR Team Miami-Dade: FL-TF1 has its headquarters in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The team was created in 1985 to respond with search and rescue efforts following the earthquake that rocked Mexico City. The men and women of the USAR Team are active firefighters and specialized civilians who provide search and rescue services both domestically and around the world.  
US SAR Team Fairfax County: VA-TF1 has a 62-person Task Force available for National and International missions on a moments notice. Task Force Specialists include Fire Fighters and Paramedics from Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department and highly trained civilians that include Doctors trained in emergency medicine, Canine Handlers, Structural Engineers, Communication experts and Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialists.  
Relief Web: This is the OCHA (United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs) sponsored site where the latest information concerning disasters and humanitarian emergencies is posted. These pages are kept regularly updated - so for your latest disaster news you can revisit the site.  

Firefighting at Sea: The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency is leading a Project in relation to the use of UK Fire & Rescue Services role in incidents at sea. This two year Project is supported by ODPM and CACFOA and has many parallels to UKFSSART, in particular the logistical and administrative problems of working outside UK territory.