B-FAST (Belgian First Aid and Support Team, sometimes styled B-Fast) is the rapid intervention structure of the

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...

government. It provides

emergency aid Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...

during disasters abroad, at the request of the foreign government, providing an armed conflict is absent and when the foreign country is no longer capable itself to organise an adequate aid. It was founded by the Belgian government after the August 1999 Turkish earthquakes. B-Fast is composed of doctors, nurses, firefighters, members of the

Belgian Civil Protection The Civil Protection is a Belgian federal service that falls under the Directorate-General Civil Security of the Federal Public Service Interior (the former Ministry of the Interior). It operates as a specialized second-line service. It is not a ...

, dog handlers, mountaineering teams, military personnel and logistic helpers.

References

External links

B-FAST at diplomatie.beFirst Aid Kits - Rusun Medical
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