B-FAST

thumb | right | B-FAST vehicles (Belgian First Aid and Support Team) during the National Parade on July 21, 2018 '''B-FAST''' ('''B'''elgian '''F'''irst '''A'''id and '''S'''upport '''T'''eam, sometimes styled B-Fast) is the rapid intervention structure of the Belgian government.

It provides emergency aid 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==History== It was founded by the Belgian government after the 1999 İzmit earthquake.<ref name=atlas>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atlascopco.com/achieve/themes/reliability/therescuers.aspx |title=The rescuers - Atlas Copco |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519131516/http://www.atlascopco.com/achieve/themes/reliability/therescuers.aspx |archive-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/news/belgian-search-and-rescue-team-bfast-celebrates-10th-anniversary |title=The Belgian Search and Rescue Team (BFAST) celebrates 10th anniversary. | FP7-Icarus |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519132349/http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/news/belgian-search-and-rescue-team-bfast-celebrates-10th-anniversary |url-status=dead}}</ref> B-Fast is composed of doctors, nurses, firefighters, members of the Belgian Civil Protection, dog handlers, mountaineering teams, military personnel and logistic helpers.

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==External links== *[http://b-fast.diplomatie.be/ B-FAST at diplomatie.be] *[https://praevencio.de/ First Aid Courses & Training]

Category:First aid organizations Category:Medical and health organisations based in Belgium Category:Humanitarian aid organizations