Each month the WRO provides an update of the work being undertaken by its Member Organisations. Please see below details of this months Focus organisation.

WRO Focus - May 2013

The Associação Nacional de Salvamento e Desencarceramento (ANSD)

World Rescue Organisation membership level – Level 2

The Associação Nacional de Salvamento e Desencarceramento (ANSD) is a non-profitable organization and is the representative member for Portugal in World Rescue Organization (WRO). Its main purpose is the development and sharing of rescue techniques through the exchange of information and good practice for rescue teams using the Rescue Challenge Concept.Founded in April 2012, it aims to maximise the skills of Portuguese rescue teams. In its first year ANSD undertook several events to develop both technical and practical skills for the first teams involved, later that same year Portugal was represented for the first time at the World Rescue Challenge, held in London.

During the challenge both the team and attending committee members confirmed that several areas involved in rescue challenge had initiated discussion on
several subjects including new car technology, different fuel types, extrication techniques and safety procedures for teams in traffic accidents scenarios.

The first Portuguese Rescue Challenge took place in December 2012 and provided a three day event for 14 teams, in which they experienced the Rescue
Challenge methodology for the 20 and 10 minutes evaluations (Standard and Rapid Scenarios). Portugal was also the first WRO member to put in place the new
standard for team members agreed at the WRO AGM in October 2012.  For the Educational Gathering, ANSD brought several experts from different areas of
knowledge (car engineering, fire and rescue services, etc.) that gave new ideas and different concepts for the approach of several types of vehicles to a
very interest audience. The event proved to be very successful and ANSD plan to hold their next national Challenge next month.

Projects in 2013

•May 2013, ANSD will perform an assessor’s course focusing the evaluation of team leaders, medics and technicians
•6th - 9th June 2013 ANSD Hosts its 2nd National Rescue Challenge to include all regions in Portugal
•ANSD as level 2 members of the WRO will send its top team to represent Portugal at the World Rescue Challenge in Florida later this year.

In 2015 ANSD will host the 2015 World Rescue Challenge in Portugal.

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