International Deployments
Called Overseas. Ready to Respond.
When requested, we deploy overseas search and rescue missions alongside partner organisations during major incidents and humanitarian responses.
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Our handlers and dogs are nationally certified to NASDU Level 3, deploying air-scent, man-trailing and victim recovery dogs, and we support searches in disaster-affected environments, including structural collapse and complex urban terrain.
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These are the international missions we have supported.
Venezuela:
Earthquake Response
When
June 2026
Our Role
Search for survivors
Where
Caracas, Venezuela
Team
Two handlers, and search dog Max
K9 Search and Rescue NI worked in extremely difficult and demanding conditions alongside international partners in an effort to locate and rescue those trapped beneath collapsed buildings following the 7.5 mag earthquake that struck off the coast of La Guaira.
Spain:
Missing Person
When
January 2025
Our Role
Search and Rescue
Where
Alicante, Spain
Team
Five handlers, and search dog Roco
Alongside EVOLSAR colleagues with SAR Team Portugal, K9 Search and Rescue NI deployed to Alicante, Spain for a five day search and recovery mission for a missing Belfast resident. Our multi-national team searched large urban areas and countryside, cooperating with local authorities and aiding in the successful location of the missing person.
Türkiye:
Earthquake Response
When
February 2023
Our Role
Search and Rescue
Where
Adana, Türkiye
Team
Two handlers, search dog Max and Delta
After the devastating February 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes, we deployed to Turkey at the request of the Turkish Government, working alongside EVOLSAR, Serve On and SAR Team. Over six days our two search dogs and their handlers worked around the clock in hazardous conditions, often in darkness, and their indications helped locate a 42-year-old woman who was rescued alive from the rubble.
Our Partners.
We maintain close working relationships with local and international partner organisations, training together and deploying collaboratively on search and rescue operations.
