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National Exercise
The 2008 National Exercise, supported by the Department for International Development, recently took place in Hampshire ..... more
aerial observation and reconaissance
The exercise proved an invaluable opportunity for the component groups forming the UK response capability to work together and for new technology, such as the aerial reconaissance drone pictured here, to be proved in realistic disaster conditions.
Pakistan Training Project
A combined UKFSSART training team has recently returned from a successful training project in Pakistan. Team members from West Midlands, West Sussex and Lancashire spent two weeks in the capital, Islamabad, providing rope rescue and shoring training for instructors from a newly formed rescue team. The team, part of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was set up following the major earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 ..... more

UKFSSART Instructors and shoring students
 
 
Home Page of the UKFSSART Dog Teams
UK Fire Service Urban Search & Rescue Dog Teams
Link across to the web site of our partner organisation and learn more about search & rescue canines.
Rota System
Loading aircraft in Bam, Iran Teams currently on call and ready for immediate deployment:
  • Lancashire
  • West Midlands
  • Lincolnshire
  • Mid & West Wales
  • Greater Manchester
  • Kent
  • West Sussex

UKFSSART maintains a continuous rota system to ensure that teams are always ready to deploy ..... more
Who are we?
UKFSSART is part of the UK International Search & Rescue Group, which is classified as a "Heavy USAR Team", one of only 7 such teams world-wide ..... more
INSARAG Heavy Team Badge
UKFSSART is formed from 13 UK Fire and Rescue Services, each of whom provide a 6-person team of search and rescue specialists. Specific groups also provide command, logistical and medical support in order to ensure that the team is self-sufficient and meets all the requirements of the INSARAG system.