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((Short description|Volunteer organisation involved in disaster rescue))
((Distinguish|International Rescue Committee))
((See also|International Rescue (disambiguation)))
((Refimprove|date=April 2016))
((Infobox non-profit
| type              = [[Charitable organization|Charity]]
| founded_date      = 1981
| registration_id   = 283031 (England & Wales)<br>SC038213 (Scotland)
| key_people        = Terry Price (co-founder)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/12923638.international-rescue-corps-charity-founded-by-marlow-man-terry-price-ready-to-mobilise-for-nepal-earthquake-mission/|title=International Rescue Corps charity founded by Marlow man Terry Price ready to mobilise for Nepal earthquake mission|date=30 April 2015|website=[[bucksfreepress.co.uk]]|access-date=14 August 2023))</ref><br>[[Lord Selkirk of Douglas]] (president)<br>[[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock]] and [[Jamie Anderson (producer)|Jamie Anderson]] (vice presidents)<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.intrescue.info/hub/index.php/about-us/|title=About Us|website=intrescue.info|publisher=International Rescue Corps|accessdate=14 August 2023))</ref>
| location          = [[Grangemouth]], [[Stirlingshire]], Scotland, United Kingdom
| area_served       = Worldwide
| focus             = Urban [[search and rescue]]
| num_members       = 160 (as of 2011)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-12208711|title=International Rescue Corps 'ready for disaster'|date=17 January 2011|website=[[BBC News Online]]|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref>
| homepage          = ((URL|http://www.intrescue.info/))
))
The '''International Rescue Corps''' ('''IRC''') is a volunteer organisation involved in disaster rescue, based in [[Grangemouth]], [[Scotland]]. Its motto is "United To Save Life".

Formed in 1981, the IRC has participated in relief efforts during the 1985 [[Armero tragedy]],<ref>((Cite newspaper|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/21/world/volcano-rescue-appears-to-end.html|title=Volcano rescue appears to end|date=21 November 1985|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first1=Joseph B.|last1=Treaster|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref> as well as in the aftermath of the [[2003 Bam earthquake]],<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/world-races-to-aid-stricken-survivors-in-disaster-zone-5354117.html|title=World races to aid stricken survivors in disaster zone|date=28 December 2003|first1=James|last1=Burleigh|website=[[independent.co.uk]]|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref> [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4711461.the-work-of-international-rescue-with-its-volunteer-training-base-at-hawkhills-near-easingwold/|title=The work of International Rescue with its volunteer training base at Hawkhills, near Easingwold|date=30 October 2009|first1=Stephen|last1=Lewis|website=[[yorkpress.co.uk]]|access-date=14 August 2023))</ref> and [[2009 Sumatra earthquakes]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/knowsley-policeman-among-earthquake-rescue-3441703|title=Knowsley policeman among earthquake rescue team to travel to Indonesia|date=13 October 2009|website=[[liverpoolecho.co.uk]]|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref> It also dispatched teams in response to the [[February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12365059.rescue-workers-delayed/|title=Rescue workers delayed|date=10 February 1998|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|heraldscotland.com]]|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref> and [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-rescue-corps-team-unable-to-join-operation-in-japan|title=International Rescue Corps team unable to join operation in Japan|date=16 March 2011|website=[[gov.uk]]|publisher=[[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]]|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref>

In the UK, it has assisted following the [[Stockline Plastics factory explosion]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/international-specialists-use-latest-high-tech-aids-7fnvkd56cqj|first1=Shirley|last1=English|date=13 May 2004|title=International specialists use latest high-tech aids|website=[[thetimes.co.uk]]|url-access=subscription|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref> and during the [[2009 Cumbria and southwest Scotland floods]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/4758812.julie-ryan-of-welburn-helps-flood-hit-cumbrian-villages-as-part-of-international-rescue-corps-team/|title=Julie Ryan, of Welburn, helps flood-hit Cumbrian villages as part of International Rescue Corps team|date=25 November 2009|work=Ryedale Gazette & Herald|accessdate=13 August 2023))</ref>

==Description==
International Rescue Corps is an independent (i.e. non-governmental funded) [[United Nations]] registered disaster rescue service with an accredited UK National Open College Network qualification in Urban Search and Rescue. Being a charity, the IRC is supported entirely by donations from the public and sponsorship from industry. IRC members are unpaid volunteers and all the IRC's services are provided free of charge—the Corps' aim is purely to save life. The organisation is named after the fictional emergency-response organisation, International Rescue, in [[Gerry Anderson]]’s popular TV series, ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''.

==History==
The Corps was formed in 1981 in the aftermath of the [[1980 Irpinia earthquake]] and became operational in 1985; it has since undertaken numerous missions at home and across the world. In many cases, missions are co-operative efforts working alongside other agencies both nationally and internationally.

Over the last 25 years IRC has undertaken a variety of work both in the UK and abroad.<ref>((cite web|publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)|url=http://ocha.unog.ch/VirtualOSOCC/USAR_Directory/USARTeam.asp?USARTeamID=26|title=International Rescue Corps details|accessdate=9 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024082116/http://ocha.unog.ch/VirtualOSOCC/USAR_Directory/USARTeam.asp?USARTeamID=26|archive-date=24 October 2007|url-status=dead))</ref> Overseas missions include several earthquakes, hurricanes and subsequent floods, mudslides and logistical / aid work, whilst UK missions include gas explosions, train crashes, highline rescues, missing person searches and floods.

==Training and equipment==
Volunteers come from all walks of life. Initially, the Corps tended to just attract members of the emergency services (police, fire and ambulance) but today they also include council workers, union representatives, management consultants, engineers and many others.

To carry out the Corps' role, operational members are required to satisfactorily complete a three-year training programme through the UK National Open College Network.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nocn.org.uk/ |title=UK Awarding Organisation - Educational Qualifications |website=NOCN.org.uk |date=30 March 2016 |accessdate=10 April 2016))</ref> Training consists of learning about earthquakes, specialist SAR (search and rescue) equipment, building construction, medical aid and casualty handling, boat handling, advanced rope skills, orienteering and map reading, helicopter coordination, [[humanitarian logistics]] and communications. Following the first year of training the member is able to participate in local and national missions in a support role; only after the full three years (with extensive assessments) will he/she be able to participate in overseas missions. They will then have one of the few recognised qualifications in Urban Search and Rescue in Europe.

Equipment taken by the team will vary according to the nature of the disaster. Principal items include thermal image cameras, sound detectors, fibre-optic probes, portable generators and lights, cutting equipment, tents, fifteen days' supply of food and water purification equipment, thus allowing the team to operate without imposing any additional strain on the host country. Satellite communication systems enables the Corps to provide a reconnaissance and co-ordination service for the United Nations (UN) and other agencies if requested.

==References==
((Reflist))

==Bibliography==
* ((cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3705749.stm|date=11 May 2004|title=International Rescue answers call|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|accessdate=9 June 2009))
* ((cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/10/19/julie_ryan_international_rescue_feature.shtml|date=19 October 2005|title=International Rescue Feature: Rescue mission in Pakistan|first=Julie|last=Ryan|publisher=BBC News Online|accessdate=9 June 2009))
* ((cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3349713.stm|title=Scots rescuers reach Iran|date=27 December 2003|publisher=BBC News Online|accessdate=9 June 2009))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.intrescue.info))
* [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/introducing-the-real-thunderbirds-squad-6rjvk8tg6nc "Introducing the real ''Thunderbirds'' squad"], ''[[The Times]]'' ((Subscription))

((Thunderbirds|state=collapsed))

[[Category:Charities based in Scotland]]
[[Category:Lifesaving organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1981]]
[[Category:Volunteer search and rescue organizations]]
[[Category:Volunteer search and rescue in the United Kingdom]]

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