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 was sent to Pakistan to help in the relief and rescue operations following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. The DART were also sent to Bandar Aceh in Indonesia during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which claimed almost 150,000 lives. Ever since then, the DART had received international recognition and are regarded as one of the best USAR teams in the world
In May 2008, a 55-member DART was sent to China to help in the relief and rescue operations following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
In February 2011, a 55-member DART team was sent to New Zealand to assist in urban search and rescue operations after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
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