Interview with Ambassador Toni Frisch of the Swiss Confederation, Chairman of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG)
Q: Mr Ambassador, you are Chairman of ISARAG. What is it about? The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group(INSARAG) was created three years after the devastating Armenian Earthquake of 1988 in Spitak that tragically took the lives of 25,000 people; we noted in that response that international rescue teams had been very uncoordinated; Many teams were rushing in ill prepared, without proper equipment and means, and instead of offering help, they became a burden to the affected country. At…
