中華民國搜救總隊

西元1981年，亞洲成立了第一個國際非政府搜救組織「中華民國搜救總隊」，成員來自各領域專家、學者、教官，結合社會青年組織而成。

中華民國搜救總隊在國內有97分支機構，二個國際搜救隊、一個國際醫療團和三個國際災難救護隊，主要搜救任務：地震、土石流、風災、洪災、爆炸、海難、空難、山難、溺水搜救、核災偵察、海嘯搜救、國際搜救…等等。

超越國界、超越宗教、超越種族、超越政治、尊重生命，平等無分別的人道援救，是「中華民國搜救總隊」的信念。


International Headquarters S.A.R. Taiwan  

International Headquarters S.A.R. Taiwan was established in 1981, the first non-governmental, volunteer-based search and rescue organization of its kind in Taiwan. Members of the organization include emergency response specialists and dedicated volunteers from retired military personnel, academics, and community groups.

International Headquarters S.A.R. Taiwan has ninety-seven local branches in Taiwan and two international search and rescue units (known as the International Search and Rescue Operations Taiwan).Relief missions involving earthquakes, mudslides, typhoons, flooding, air-sea and mountain rescues as well as drowning.

International Headquarters S.A.R. Taiwan, representing the goodwill of the people on Taiwan, is committed to life preservation and the deployment of all of its expertise and resources to support disaster relief missions across the boundaries of nation, religion, race, ethnicity, and political systems.