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The International Rescue Corps (IRC) is an independent (i.e. non-governmental funded) United Nations Registered disaster rescue service. The IRC is a charity (Registered Charity No. 283031), supported entirely by donations from the public and sponsorship from industry. Formed in 1981 in the aftermath of the Italian Earthquake, the Corps became operational in 1985 and has since undertaken numerous missions at home and across the world. In many cases, missions are co-operative efforts working alongside other agencies (see our links page) To enable them to carry out the above tasks all Operational Members are required to satisfactorily complete the IRC's own training programme and to participate in local, national and international exercises. Equipment training is commonly carried out at local level while national and international exercises are specifically designed to simulate field conditions. An autonomous organisation, the IRC is constitutionally bound to attend all natural or man made disasters irrespective of race, creed or politics. Its membership is drawn principally from the Emergency Services but includes others with particular skills to offer (e.g. diving, structural engineering) and its success depends not only on their ability in the field but also on their efforts to raise funds to support their work. All the IRC's services are provided free of charge, our aim is purely to save life. If you would like to help us, this is possible in many ways. Donation, sponsorship, payroll giving and membership (non operational is open to ALL). Membership currently costs just £20.00 per calendar year, although full participation is only open to those living in the UK. Please contact us for additional information or to discuss any points.
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