Significant and influential USAR operations
These events are emergencies/disasters that have occurred in the past that have been instrumental in providing foundation and direction to todays developments and capacities:
Australian events
- Granville Rail incident 1977
- Newcastle Earthquake 1989
- Darwin - Cyclone Tracy 1974
- Thredbo Landslide 1997
- West lakes Golf Club roof collapse 2002
- Lake Cargelligo Water Tank collapse 2002
- Hangar collapse Canberra Airport 2003
( Information on the above disasters can be sourced from www.ema.gov.au/disasters )
Overseas events
- San Francisco earthquake
- Amsterdam plane crash
- Kobe earthquake
- Oklahoma city bombing
- Seoul Shopping centre collapse
- World Trade Centre collapse