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The following sites may contain useful earthquake and search & rescue related information.  If you find them useful, please tell them where you got the link from!  If there are others you think we should add, please let us know.  Also, please let us know if you have any problems reaching any of them.

As these are all sites outwith our control, IRC can not take any responsibility for their content, views or the accuracy of any information contained.  Complaints about such sites should, in the first instance, be directed to that site's webmaster.  However, if you feel the link is inappropriate, please let us know.

Earthquake Resources

bulletCaltech Earthquake Centre
bulletCustom Earthquake Maps (Scottish Site)
bullet UCLA Earthquake Centre
bulletUSGS
bulletUniversity of Washington

Rescue Services & Organisations

Here is a small selection of links to sites related to rescue activities.  For more links, try connecting into our Webrings.

bulletAid International - Mercy Corps, Scotland
bulletAlertNet - humanitarian aid and disaster news - Reuter Foundation's network for emergency relief news
bulletANMCRI - Military Italian Red Cross Association (site in Italian)
bulletARTI - American Rescue Teams International
bulletARU - Animal Rescue Unit in New Zealand
bulletALSAR - Association of Lowland Search and Rescue
bulletCas-Sim - Casualty simulation
bulletCERTBC - Community Emergency Response Teams society of BC
bulletCromer Lifeboat - Local UK lifeboat site
bulletCrose Rossa Italiana - Italian military Red Cross
bulletDFID - the UK government's Department for International Development
bulletDisaster Net - the Disaster Information Network
bulletDive Rescue International - specialises in aquatic rescue
bullet EmergencyManagement.org.uk - a site pulling together news from a range of relevant sites
bulletExpedition Medicine - an organisation specialising in expedition medicine (and training)
bullet Firefighters Online - an online firefighting community, resource centre and search engine
bulletFireNet - a site linking the UK Fire Services
bulletHM Coastguard - UK coastguard
bulletHumber Rescue - fast response rescue team on the Humber Estuary in England.
bulletIDER - International Disaster and Emergency Readiness Forum
bulletIETRC
bulletISAR - German Dog Team
bulletIUCRR - International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery team
bulletMaryland Task Force 1 - Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, USA
bulletMercy Corps - Mercy Corps International
bulletMétodo ArcónRescue dogs in Disaster (Spanish site)
bulletMountain Rescue Council
bulletNMAP - Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions
bulletNORLSAR - Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue
bulletNSARDA - The National Search and Rescue Dog Association
bulletPolice - Site with links to UK police forces
bulletRed Cross - The International Committee of the Red Cross
bulletRed Cross/Crescent - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
bulletRemote Medics - Information for medical care in remote or hostile environments
bulletRescate Canino En Catastrofes - Spanish rescue dog site
bulletRESCUE - Training and Resource Guide
bulletRescueNet - a site for rescue agencies
bulletRNLI - Royal national Lifeboat Institution
bulletSAER - SOCCORSO ALPINO EMILIA ROMAGNA (Italian Mountain Rescue)
bulletSARdogs Holland - Dutch SAR dog organisation
bullet Scarborough Coastguard - a site for HM Coastguard Scarborough, UK
bulletSearch and Rescue Dogs International - a German site for SAR dogs
bulletStretford Fire Station - Unofficial site for the Stretford station of the Greater Manchester County Fire Service
bulletSUSSAR - Sussex Search & Rescue team (UK)
bulletSWENG (Scotland) - Scottish emergency nurses group
bulletTechnical Rescue - a magazine specially written for the rescue services
bulletTEERS -helping us all to preserve the environment and save lives lost during man-made or natural disasters
bulletTHW - German rescue team (link is to the German site (but there is an English translation available there, too)
bulletUKFSSART - UK Fire Services S&R Team
bulletUN - The United Nations home page
bulletUSCG - US Coast Guard Station Savanahh
bulletVictoria - Australian State Emergency Service
bulletWHO - World Health Organization home page
bullet9-1-1 - Fire, Police Medical web site

Equipment & Services

We don't endorse any specific kit but the following web sites offer to supply emergency and rescue equipment:

bulletAdventure Gear - just what it says
bulletAirshore - Props for stabilising damaged structures
bulletCopShop - police and security equipment
bullet Fabrics - fire proofing (and other) sprays for fabrics
bulletGazza - outdoor and angling supplies
bulletHovercraft - US supplier of lightweight hovercraft
bulletHovPod - another supplier of lightweight hovercraft
bulletI Want One of Those - gadgets and gizmos
bulletJerven.com - supplier of cold weather gear
bulletMagmafusion - Cutting torch
bulletMedekit - Medical and pharmaceutical supplies
bulletNightSearcher - Lamps, torches and portable power
bulletPetzl - a supplier of specialised climbing, caving and rescue equipment
bulletProtec - police equipment
bulletRescue Engineering Institute
bulletRes-Q-Jack - Vehicle stabiliser for automobile incidents
bulletSafequip - professional safety equipment
bulletSAR Camp - a supplier of SAR equipment
bulletSatellite Communications - many contacts on mobile satcomms, courtesy of Sirius Communications
bulletSP Services - emergency equipment suppliers
bulletWildDay - UK camping and outdoor equipment suppliers

General Interest

bulletCNN - news channel
bulletHealth6 - a site with links to health information and contacts
bullet Injuries - Health-Care Services providing information on many injuries to help you cope
bullet RXs UFO and Space Files - an interesting site (which has an excellent links page of its own)
bulletSandRash - for those with an interest in kiting and buggying
bulletVirgin - home of our Patron!
bulletWebster's Dictionary
bulletCharity Library - a site offering a searchable database of charities to anyone wishing to get involved in charity fundraising and has no commercial interest.  To register your charity, please go to the Website, click on the link "Add Your Charity", and provide your information.
bulletZepti.net - a web search engine

 

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Last modified: 04 June 2008