Estonian Disaster Relief Team

The Estonian Disaster Relief Team is a multifunctional rescue unit that is capable of international cooperation and can operationally participate in international rescue and humanitarian operations and, if necessary, react to possible emergencies in Estonia.

Depending on the character of the disaster, the rescue team is assembled of specialists of different areas on an ad hoc basis. During the past few years, the Disaster Relief Team has participated in missions to Indonesia, Pakistan and Latvia, has liquidated the consequences of domestic disasters, and taken part in many international training exercises.