1. Save lives in collapsed structures. We have participated in 79 disaster events and have tunnelled in more than 700 collapsed buildings.last updated 1995.

   Some of the many disasters in which we have participated are:

   • Earthquake in Mexico CityÐ 1985
   • Earthquake in GreeceÐ 1986
   • Earthquake in El Salvador Ð 1986
   • Tornado in Edmonton, Alberta Ð 1987
   • Hurricane Gilbert, Gulf of MexicoÐ 1988
   • Earthquake in Loma Prieta, Ca Ð1989
   • Earthquake in Costa Rica Ð 1991
   • Oakland Fire Storm Ð 1991
   • Explosion in Guadalajara Ð 1992
   • Earthquake in Northridge, Ca Ð 1994
   • Earthquake in Kobe, Kyoto and Osaka JapanÐ 1995
   • Explosion in Oklahoma Ð 1995

   At Disasters we work jointly with the U.S. Disaster Team. They have worked in Armenia and Philippines. Collectively we have worked most of the major disasters worldwide during the last decade.

2. The American Rescue Team International is a humanitarian Non-Governement Organization (NGO) that can field over 600 operational members from nine countries to deal with just about any type of major disaster.
3. We have trained more than 60 organizations in various specific and relevant elements in the disaster mitigation equation.
4. Distribution of Medical Supplies in Latin America (3 shipments per year)
5. Education. We have produced an Urban Heavy Rescue film with a producer from Apple Television. This film is being distributed worldwide.

We have related our practical information concerning increasing survivability in building collapse and mission purpose: Several hundred newspapers and magazines including USA Today, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, London Daily Telegraph, Engineering News Record, Washington Post, Philadelphia Enquirer, The Daily Yomiuri, The Tokyo Shimbun, Associated Press,Gro§ÐUnftdter Zeitung. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, CBC, BBC, ITN, PBS, Telemundo, Telenoticias, Greek, Korean, Japanese, French networks. Some significant shows would be: Signos, Comenzamos, Buenos Dias, Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Inside Edition, MacNeil Lehrer News Hour, Associated Press Print & Television, Voice of America, National Public Radio and much more media coverage of all kinds.