ESTONIAN DISASTER RELIEF TEAM

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• ESTONIAN DISASTER RELIEF TEAM

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Estonian Disaster Relief Team
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• Established in 1997 to help fight a large forest
  fire in Estonia and to take part in
  NATO/Partnership for Peace exercise Co-Operative
  Safeguard 97
• Official and institutionalised national rescue
  unit organised by the Estonian Rescue Board.
  Legal basis established by Government decree
  dated 22nd June 2001
• Modular in concept, providing flexibility for
  various types of mission

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E S T O N I A N R E S C U E B
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EDRT range of possible missions

• Urban Search Rescue (Medium to Heavy
  according to INSARAG classification)
• Medical assistance up to 12 bed field hospital
  with 16 medical personnel, operating theatre with
  2 operating tables.
• Chemical rescue and decontamination
• EOD (explosive ordnance disposal)
• Logistical support of rescue and humanitarian
  operations

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Estonian Disaster Relief Team who may join
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ANYONE
ACTIVE RESERV (HOT)

• own wish
• boss approval
• physical conditions

PASSIVE RESERV (COLD)
EXPERTS ROSTER

• Basic course
• Special courses
• Training camps

• Intl ops course
• International courses (PfP, EU, UN)

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Estonian Disaster Relief Team
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Staff ( heads of the units)
Logistics unit, incl. communication (EST-LOG)
EOD unit (EST-DEM)
Chemical unit (EST-CHEM)
Medical unit (EST-MED)
SAR unit (EST-SAR)
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Mobilization and deployment
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Response Coordination Centre (24 h)
Estonian Rescue Board
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Finance
Decision makers
Government of the Republic
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Estonian Disaster Relief Team - mission
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Staff
Media officer
Logistics unit, incl. communication (EST-LOG)
Disaster Preparedness Support Office (DPSO)
Home Base
MISSION
Chemical unit (EST-CHEM)
Medical unit (EST-MED)
SAR unit (EST-SAR)
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E S T O N I A N R E S C U E B
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EDRT readiness

• Search and Rescue (SAR) unit training and team
  general principles in accordance with INSARAG
  guidelines
• In accordance with INSARAG principles, a team
  based around SAR unit can be mobilised in less
  than 24 hours (target 10 to 12 hours) and team is
  self-sufficient in disaster area for minimum of 2
  weeks (except fuel and transport)

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E S T O N I A N R E S C U E B
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EDRT international missions 1997-2006
November December 2001 logistical assistance
to deliver Swedish humanitarian aid (trucks) to
the World Food Programme. These and a
consignment of Norwegian humanitarian aid were
delivered to Turkmenistan in connection with the
Afghanistan crisis July 2002 July 2005 5
missions of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Specialists to Afghanistan altogether 28
persons, 12 dogs
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E S T O N I A N R E S C U E B
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EDRT international missions 1997-2006
January 2005 Banda Aceh (Indonesia) emergency
medical team, 25 persons October 2005
Batagram (Pakistan) emergency medical team
emergency operation logistics, 18 persons
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EDRT international missions 1997-2006
April June 2006 Calang (Indonesia) UN camp
support, 6 persons January June 2006
Batagram (Pakistan) UN camp support, 9 persons
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EDRT international exercises 1997-2006

• NATO/PfP rescue and medical exercises
  Co-operative Safeguard 1997, 2000, 2002 (Iceland)
• EOD exercise NORTHERN CHALLENGE 2002 (Iceland)
• USA-Baltic medical exercise MEDCEUR 2002
  (Estonia)
• OPCW chemical protection exercise ASSISTEX 2002
  (Croatia)
• NATO/PfP exercise Ferghana 2003 (Uzbekistan)
• SAR teams training ZAGAN 2004 (Poland)

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E S T O N I A N R E S C U E B
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EDRT international exercises 1997-2006

• USA-Baltic medical exercise MEDCEUR 2004
  (Lithuania) July 2004
• EUDREX 2004 (Austria)
• EU ESCEX 2004 (Finland)
• FinnRescueForce Winter Camp 2004, 2005, 2006
• INSARAG Table Top Exercises - Armenia 2005,
  Cyprus 2006
• EU POLEX 2005 (Poland)
• NATO PfP OPCW Joint Assistex-2 2005 (Ukraine)

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