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Korea Disaster Relief Team(KDRT, 대한민국 해외긴급구호대) is the official overseas emergency relief team of the Korean government, which aims to rescue lives and/or provide medical relief assistance. KDRT was established in 2007 after the Overseas Emergency Relief Act was enacted. KDRT Search and Rescue Team was classified as a ‘Heavy Team’ by the UN International Search and Rescue Advisory Group(INSARAG) for the first time in 2011.INSARAG requires reclassification every 5 years, and KDRT Search and Rescue Team was successfully reclassified as a‘Heavy Team’ in 2016.

Activities
Since 2007, KDRT has been deployed to 8 countries to respond to various disasters – such as the dam collapse in Laos, the earthquakes in Nepal/Haiti/Indonesia/China, the Ebola virus outbreak in Sierra Leone, the cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, and the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. In 2014, KDRT was deployed to Sierra Leone to respond to the Ebola virus outbreak – the first experience for KDRT in an epidemic crisis. In 2015, an earthquake occurred in Nepal and KDRT deployed its members within 48 hours, which was the fastest deployment in the history of KDRT. In 2018, KDRT deployed 63 members to Laos after a dam collapsed and caused flash floods in Attapeu Province. KDRT supported and collaborated with the Lao government, while bringing good coordination among the different organizations and agencies on ground. After the demobilization of KDRT, Korean NGOs successfully took over recovery and reconstruction activities which provided a smooth transition from emergency response to early recovery.

Timeline

 * 2007 - Overseas Emergency Relief Act enacted
 * 2008 - 「Basic Overseas Emergency Relief Measures」established
 * 2008 - The first deployment of KDRT to respond to the Sichuan Earthquake in China
 * 2010 - Plan for Advancement of Overseas Emergency Relief established
 * 2011 - Insarag External Classification(IEC) : KDRT classified as a 'Heavy Team'
 * 2014-2015 - KDRT response to the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
 * 2016 - Insarag External Reclassification(IER) : KDRT reclassified as a 'Heavy Team'
 * 2018 - KDRT response provided a smooth transition to early recovery in Laos

Advance Team
Personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KOICA, National Fire Agency, National 119 Rescue Headquarters, National Medical Center

Search and Rescue Team
Search and Rescue experts from the National 119 Rescue Headquarters

Medical Team
Medical staff registered with the National Medical Center(NMC) and/or Korea Foundation for International Healthcare(KOFIH)

KDRT Secretariat
Personnel from KOICA

Relevant Organizations
National 119 Rescue Headquarters


 * Performing on-site search and rescue activities
 * Managing search and rescue experts, equipment and other supplies

National Fire Agency


 * Organizing the search and rescue human resource pool and communicating with relevant national and international organizations

Ministry of National Defense


 * Transporting KDRT team members, equipment, and relief supplies

Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)


 * Decision-making in humanitarian assistance, including deploying and managing KDRT

KOICA / KDRT Secretariat


 * Deploying KDRT and coordinating activities both at headquarters and on-site

Alert Issue
An overseas disaster occurs and the Korean government receives a request for assistance from the disaster affected country(countries) and/or international organizations.

Situation Propagation
MOFA and relevant ministries decide on deploying KDRT and notify the decision to relevant organizations.

Mobilization and Departure Process
KDRT Secretariat prepares to deploy KDRT(including provision of relief supplies when needed)

Arrival in the Affected Area and Operation of BoO
KDRT arrives at the RDC, registers with the OSOCC, reports to LEMA and performs operations until it is instructed to cease the operations.

Search and Rescue Activities
KDRT arrives in the disaster affected area and carries out relief activities on-site.

Withdrawl and Submission of Post-Mission Report
KDRT demobilizes its disaster relief activities and returns to Korea. Joint and independent evaluations are conducted in partnership with relevant organization

Medical Team

 * 1) An overseas disaster occurs and the Korean government receives a request for assistance from the disaster affected country(countries) and/or international organizations.
 * 2) MOFA and relevant ministries decide on deploying KDRT and notify the decision to relevant organizations.
 * 3) KDRT Secretariat prepares to deploy KDRT(including provision of relief supplies when needed)
 * 4) KDRT arrives in the disaster affected area and carries out relief activities on-site.
 * 5) KDRT demobilizes its disaster relief activities and returns to Korea.
 * 6) Joint and independent evaluations are conducted in partnership with relevant organization.

Deployed Countries

 * China   -  Earthquake - 2008.5.16 ~ 2008.5.23
 * Myanmar -  Cyclone - 2008.6.5 ~ 2008.6.15
 * Indonesia  -  Earthquake - 2009.10.1 ~2009.10.7
 * Philippines -  Typhoon - 2013.11.15 ~ 2013.12.15
 * Nepal -  Earthquake - 2015.4.27 ~ 2015.5.14
 * Laos - Dam Collpase - 2018.7.26 ~ 2018.8.24
 * Sierra Leone - Ebola virus - 2014.12.13 ~ 2015.3.23
 * Haiti - Earhquake - 2010.1.15 ~ 2010.1.30