ISAR Business Plan 2008/11 - West Midlands Fire Service

National Mobilising Arrangements
ISAR BUSINESS PLAN 9
ISAR comprises of selected personnel from 13 FRS and responds to International Incidents under the auspices of the Department for
International Development (DFID) and the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. To ensure that we are able to meet with the
mobilising requirements of both DFID and the EU, UK ISAR has put in place standards that all FRS teams will comply with:
1. Maintenance of an immediate communication capability.
2. All UK-ISAR teams 24 hour contact details are held by the resource and mobilising centre.
3. On receipt of a mobilisation, WMFS will make available one team of 6 personnel led by a Team leader for Command
Support duties and second team of 6 personnel when on call for Search & Rescue duties. The West Midlands command
support team will deploy on every UK deployment.
4. Deployment of sufficient equipment to be able to undertake command support duties for the UK team, and be prepared
to undertake duties as per INSARAG guidelines.
5. All personnel must have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months.
6. All personnel mobilised must possess the required skills and be competent to perform heavy USAR operations.
7. All personnel must be inoculated the required standards and carry an up to date vaccination record.
8. All personnel must have appropriate and sufficient PPE, both for USAR operations and the environment encountered
during deployment.
9. Ensure that the team can be transported to the point of departure within 6 hours of the mobilisation alert.
10. Be self-sufficient for a minimum of 10 days (shelter, food, water and sanitation).
Mobilisation of ISAR will be carried out by the national mobilising centre, which is a shared responsibility between Hampshire
FRS and West Midlands FRS who will undertake all arrangements for mobilisation of the UK team and act as a communications hub
for all overseas deployments. This arrangement provides a robust approach to UK mobilisation.