Volunteer organisation involved in disaster rescue
Not to be confused with International Rescue Committee.
See also: International Rescue (disambiguation)
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International Rescue Corps
Founded
1981
Type
Charity
Registration no.
283031 (England & Wales) SC038213 (Scotland)
Focus
Urban search and rescue
Location
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Members
160 (as of 2011)[1]
Key people
Terry Price (co-founder)[2] Lord Selkirk of Douglas (president) Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and Jamie Anderson (vice presidents)[3]
Website
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,[4] as well as in the aftermath of the 2003 Bam earthquake,[5] 2005 Kashmir earthquake[6] and 2009 Sumatra earthquakes.[7] It also dispatched teams in response to the February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake[8] and 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[9]
In the UK, it has assisted following the Stockline Plastics factory explosion[10] and during the 2009 Cumbria and southwest Scotland floods.[11]
^"International Rescue Corps 'ready for disaster'". BBC News Online. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^"International Rescue Corps charity founded by Marlow man Terry Price ready to mobilise for Nepal earthquake mission". bucksfreepress.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^"About Us". intrescue.info. International Rescue Corps. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^Treaster, Joseph B. (21 November 1985). "Volcano rescue appears to end". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^Burleigh, James (28 December 2003). "World races to aid stricken survivors in disaster zone". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^Lewis, Stephen (30 October 2009). "The work of International Rescue with its volunteer training base at Hawkhills, near Easingwold". yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^"Knowsley policeman among earthquake rescue team to travel to Indonesia". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^"Rescue workers delayed". heraldscotland.com. 10 February 1998. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^"International Rescue Corps team unable to join operation in Japan". gov.uk. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^English, Shirley (13 May 2004). "International specialists use latest high-tech aids". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^"Julie Ryan, of Welburn, helps flood-hit Cumbrian villages as part of International Rescue Corps team". Ryedale Gazette & Herald. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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