INSARAG

International Search and Rescue Response Guidelines

Development Assumptions & Criteria

UN REQUIREMENTS

Maintain an up-to-date International SAR Directory.
Distribute Advisories, Alerts, Activations, Situation Reports, Requests/Appeals for assistance.
Coordinate the dispatch of SAR Teams.
Dispatch of an UNDAC Team as appropriate.
Establish an OSOCC Reception Center.
Establish an OSOCC.
Follow-up on affected country responsibilities.

AFFECTED COUNTRY ASSUMPTIONS

Affected country to provide in-country transport (personnel/equipment):
Will provide identified local transportation.
Fuels as required.
Affected country needs to make available needed support facilities.
Base of Operations.
Security for resources will be provided by the affected country.
Personnel, equipment and facilities.
Affected country will issue proper waivers:
Emergency medical practice, controlled drugs.
Canine/dog quarantine requirements, clearance/visa, specialized communications equipment.
Interpreters will be provided by the affected country.
Ability to provide:
Compressed gases, fuels.
24-hour point of contact.

ASSISTING COUNTRY CRITERIA

Assisting country to bear the cost of deployment. Getaway from time of activation: Within ten hours for air transport. Within eight hours for ground transport. Self-sufficiency: For ten operational days. Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc. Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Getaway from time of activation: Within ten hours for air transport. Within eight hours for ground transport. Self-sufficiency: For ten operational days. Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc. Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Within ten hours for air transport. Within eight hours for ground transport. Self-sufficiency: For ten operational days. Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc. Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Within eight hours for ground transport. Self-sufficiency: For ten operational days. Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc. Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Self-sufficiency: For ten operational days. Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc. Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.: For ten operational days.
Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc.
Ability to self-resupply.
Priority on taking care of your own.
Incident Management Structure:
Command and control.
Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country:
Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport.
Internal/external communications.
Perform search and rescue operations.
Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested:
Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel
It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations.
Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions:
Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations.
Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days.
Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country.
Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country.
Team members have appropriate travel documents.
Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER).
Assisting country have provisions to deal with:
Proper conduct of all team members.
Treatment of injury to team members.
Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member.
Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members
24-hour point of contact for deployment.; Food, water, team medical support, shelter, etc.
Ability to self-resupply.
Priority on taking care of your own.
Incident Management Structure:
Command and control.
Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country:
Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport.
Internal/external communications.
Perform search and rescue operations.
Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested:
Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel
It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations.
Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions:
Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations.
Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days.
Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country.
Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country.
Team members have appropriate travel documents.
Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER).
Assisting country have provisions to deal with:
Proper conduct of all team members.
Treatment of injury to team members.
Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member.
Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members
24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Ability to self-resupply. Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Priority on taking care of your own. Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Incident Management Structure: Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Command and control. Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Responding resources place minimal burden on affected country: Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Exceptions are compressed gases, fuel, in-country transport. Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Internal/external communications. Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Perform search and rescue operations. Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Provide staff and logistical support to UN/OSOCC operations, as requested: Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Be prepared to provide management/liaison-type personnel It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
It is recognized that the SAR Medical function, considering its quantities of medicines, equipment, and highly trained members, may, in some instances, be "handing off" a potentially unstable patient to a less sophisticated, interim level medical provider for patient transport to definitive care. This is considered to be standard practice under the circumstances of disaster operations. Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Staff Team with qualified personnel capable of performing multiple functions: Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Staffed to conduct 24-hour operations. Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Length of deployment of up to minimum of 14 days. Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Team members have appropriate inoculations/immunizations for affected country. Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Team be those regularly assigned to conduct SAR operations in their own country. Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Team members have appropriate travel documents. Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Team members have appropriate training (i.e., UN ER). Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Assisting country have provisions to deal with: Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Proper conduct of all team members. Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Treatment of injury to team members. Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Full responsibility for death(s) of a team member. Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
Damages brought about by malicious, wanton and/or willful acts of its members 24-hour point of contact for deployment.
24-hour point of contact for deployment.