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bulletThe team was officially formed in July 2001 to give the UK Fire & Rescue Service a search and rescue dog team capability to respond to UK USAR & International incidents.
bulletThe teams are made up of fire-fighters from 13 individual Fire & Rescue Services within the UK, who are on stand-by 365 days a year for immediate deployment.  The team have the full logistical support of the UK Fire & Rescue Service and from the Department for International Development (DIFD) and are classified as an INSARAG Heavy Rescue team under the United Nations accreditation system.
bulletThe primary role is Urban Search and Rescue operations (USAR) for overseas disasters and supporting emergency services in the United Kingdom. 
bulletThe secondary role is urban / rural lowland search work assisting local Fire & Rescue / Police Services within the United Kingdom for missing, lost and injured persons.
                MAJOR INCIDENTS
             
Steve Buckley & Bryn
Glasgow Factory Blast.
Tsunami (Thailand)
Boscastle, Flood Incident. 
Tornado, Birmingham

Pakistan Earthquake
Milton Keynes
London
Leeds
Birmingham
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Keith Hampton, Chris Pritchard & dogs in Algeria   
   
 

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         INTERESTING LINKS
Canine Equipment Page
 Dental Care for your Dog
 
Team Lift Harness ©
 Picture Gallery
 Technical Rescue Magazine
 FEMA Canine Training Manuals
IRO Canine Information
FEMA Canine Information
The World Trade Centre Rescue Dogs
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
INSARAG web site
FEMA Veterinary Site
Temperature Taking & General Health of a Dog.

New lift harness on the market 25/8/01573

                INTERESTING LINKS
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 Free Puppy Pack
Encyclopaedia of Canine Vet Med info
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 Dog teams from around the world
The Kennel Club Good Citizen Awards
Worldwide Earthquake Activity
Disasters Links Page
Responsible Dog Ownership
Dog's Behaviour
Canine Care for International Deployments.
Check out your dog's body weight. Also best practice would be to weigh your dog on a monthly basis.

                                                                                           LATEST NEWS & ARTICLES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

The team continue to attend incidents within the UK, however the only information that will now be shown on this web site will be for  International activities.

Teams deploy to Indonesia 25/8/01

Teams deploy to Haiti 25/8/01

Team members supporting IRO with Mission Readiness Tests in Czech Republic Austria, All teams passed this very high standard of mission readiness testing carried out by IRO25/8/01

- Teams have carried out courses, assessments and trained in Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates and Japan recently.

Team members continue to support IRO for INSARAG activities, by supporting many K-9 activities around the world25/8/01

The team are successful in reclassifying our heavy rescue certification in 200925/8/01

The United Kingdom International Search and Rescue (UK-ISAR) is the agency now responsible for responding to overseas incidents on behalf of the UK Government. It consists of 13 teams from different Fire Services across the UK who are on call to provide the official UK Government response to international disasters where search and rescue skills are needed.

All 13 teams train regularly and take part in exercises to maintain and develop their skills and ensure they can respond effectively when called upon.

Having recently undergone a restructure, UK-ISAR needed to once again achieve classification as a Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team under UN guidelines, meaning it is certified to deploy to disaster zones where significant structural collapse has occurred with all of the skills and equipment to provide a self-sufficient response for up to 10 days.

To achieve this accreditation, a week of search and rescue exercises was staged at Fort Widley, near Portsmouth, a Napoleonic fort. ISAR teams from across the UK worked together on an intensive scenario involving collapsed buildings and casualties trapped in confined spaces. A UN accreditation team was there throughout to evaluate the performance.

Any questions with regard to recruitment, please do not email this web site, contact your local Fire & Rescue Service for details.

 

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