TEHRAN Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization team has represented Iran in the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) training course, performed in cooperation with the Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation (EMERCOM), and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The specialized training course targeted at improving coordination and command in global search and rescue operations, focusing on Incident Command Management System (ICMS).
It was held at the Academy of GPS of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, ILNA reported on Tuesday.Instructors from Armenia, Brazil, and Turkey taught participants about coordinating and handling worldwide search and rescue operations with the assistance of specialized software application.
They also got familiarized with the principles of the information collection and processing system over the course of a week.Moreover, operation teams were taught how to rapidly send out details from the emergency situation site to worldwide search and rescue coordination centers through smartphone or comparable devices.In the ICMS, details is processed, summarized and utilized to collaborate with the authorities of the affected country on choosing priority locations to get relief and rescue services.Designed based on INSARAG standards, ICMS is presently utilized by internationally licensed teams and has been deployed in relief missions in various countries, consisting of Lebanon, Libya, Turkey, Morocco, Thailand, and Myanmar.INSARAG, Russian EMERCOM evaluate Iranian crisis management teamsIn March 2024, The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and Tehran Fire Department were evaluated by the INSARAG and EMERCOM.The preliminary assessment mission was held from March 9 to 14 to achieve worldwide category according to the INSARAG standards.Capacity structure is at the heart of INSARAG and the EMERCOM of the Russian Federation, as a member of the INSARAG network, consented to offer its technical competence to support this effort, UN Website announced in a news release on March 19.
Throughout the week-long mission, INSARAG and EMERCOM representatives met Iranian officials and visited the Relief and Rescue Center of IRCS and Training Center of Tehran Fire Department.The mission was initiated in response to a request from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was facilitated by the Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization on behalf of the National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO).
This objective established a roadmap for the staying actions ahead of the conclusion of the category process.MT/ MG.
This article very first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times