RAPID U.K.
RESCUE AND PREPAREDNESS IN DISASTERS U.K.
RAPID UK exists to provide experienced disaster
response personnel anywhere in the world when required and to facilitate sustainable training and mitigation programmes in
disaster prone countries.
RAPID is a charity formed in 1996 to meet the
growing international need. As a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), its members volunteer their skills and time.
RAPID UK members are amongst the most experienced
disaster response personnel in the UK and are highly respected around the world.
RAPID UK's dedicated volunteers have
amassed extensive experience in many kinds of disasters including: earthquakes in Armenia,
Iran, Philippines, Japan, Colombia, Turkey'92, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Georgia, Turkey '99 and India; plus training, assessments
and logistics in many countries including Peru, Tanzania and Thailand: Mitigation and Preparedness projects in many countries
including Peru and Albania.
RAPID UK is the only UK member of United Nations
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG)
All RAPID UK volunteers undergo a thorough 18-month
training programme, and once trained and assessed (a 5day exercise for overseas duties) the RAPID UK volunteers have the choice
of specializing in one of the specialist units of Canine Support, Medical, Marine Rescue or Assessments.
The total cost to initially train, equip and continue
training an operational member and search dog is approximately £29,570.
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