Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
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The Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) is an elite team within the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), formed in 1990 to handle complex rescue and fire fighting incidents, such as urban search and rescue; prolonged fire fighting; height and confined space operations; and water rescue.
One of the specialised vocations in the SCDF, it is staffed by handpicked firefighters, who are trained to be on stand-by on a 24 hour basis. These firefighters are distinguished with a badge in the form of a DART Tab.
The team's operations include the training and utilisation of rescue dogs. Robots are also increasingly being utilised to minimise danger faced by SCDF personnel.
[edit] International rescue operation
DART members form the bulk of SCDF members dispatched overseas for search and rescue operations.
In October 2005, a 44-member DART team was sent to Pakistan to help in the relief and rescue operations following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. [1]
[edit] See also
- Disaster Assistance Response Team, a Canadian rapidly deployable disaster-response force
