SAR Team information: Swedish Rescue Services Agency, SAR Team

SAR Team Information:

SARTeam:	Swedish Rescue Services Agency, SAR Team
Acronym:	SRSA SAR-Team
Type:	Governmental
Year of foundation:	1998
Country:	Sweden
Personnel:	76
Website:	www.srv.se
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1. Performance according to INSARAG standards:: SAR component: Yes
Rescue component: Yes
Medical component: Yes
Self sufficiency: Yes
OSOCC liaison capacity: Yes
Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes; Rescue component: Yes
Medical component: Yes
Self sufficiency: Yes
OSOCC liaison capacity: Yes
Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes; Medical component: Yes
Self sufficiency: Yes
OSOCC liaison capacity: Yes
Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes; Self sufficiency: Yes
OSOCC liaison capacity: Yes
Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes; OSOCC liaison capacity: Yes
Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes; Trained according to INSARAG Guidelines: Yes

2. Contact Information

Operations Focal Point (contact 1)
Name:	Mr. Per-Anders Berthlin
Role:	Senior Liaison Officer International Department
Organization:	Swedish Rescue Services Agency (Swedish Rescue Services Agency)
Address:	P.O. Box 1328 11183 Stockholm
Telephone:	+46 85 900 8902
Fax:	+46 85 900 8906
e-mail:	per-anders.berthlin@srv.se

3. Deployments (Revise deployment questionnaire)

Disaster Duration # Pers. Comment

Algeria earthquake, 2003 (May) 5 days 64 13 dogs

Turkey eathquake, 1999 (Nov) 6 days 42 6 dogs

Turkey eathquake, 1999 (Aug) 7 days 75 12 dogs, 2 persons rescued

Armenia earthquake, 1988 10 days 51 16 dogs

4. Team Structure:
The Swedish rescue team will be structured according to the type of accident using standarized units from the Swedish rescue organizations.

Management Capabilities:
Teamleader - 1
Operative commander - 1
Rescue Experts - 2
Medical Doctor - 1
Radio operator - 1
Interpreters - 3
Staff officers - 2