Red Cross of Serbia

Red Cross of Serbia

Црвени крст Србије
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Formation	6 February 1876 (1876-02-06)
Founder	Vladan Đorđević
Headquarters	Belgrade, Serbia
Location	Serbia
President	Dragan Radovanović
Parent organization	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Staff	800
Volunteers	60,000
Website	www.redcross.org.rs

The Red Cross of Serbia (Template:Lang-sr) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that provides humanitarian aid, disaster relief and education in Serbia. It is the national affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

It was founded on 6 February 1876 by Vladan Đorđević, a prominent Serbian physician and politician. Metropolitan Mihailo was the first president.

Disaster response

One of the public authorisations given to the Red Cross of Serbia by the Government of Serbia is preparing, acting and educating people for response to disasters, armed conflicts and other emergency situations on the territory of Serbia. More than 3,000 volunteers in local branches of the Red Cross are educated for disaster response, while more than 300 of volunteers and employees were professionally trained for search and rescue in all environmental conditions. They are educated to perform specific tasks of the National disaster response teams:

• Team for Assessment and Coordination (Template:Lang-sr (ТПК/TPK)) whose role is to assess the needs of the affected population and to coordinate the disaster response
• Rescue, evacuation and care during the floods (Template:Lang-sr (СЕП/SEP)) whole role is to participate in search and rescue and care of affected population during the floods.
• Rescue, evacuation and care in extreme winter conditions (Template:Lang-sr (ЕЗУ/EZU)) whose role is to participate in search and rescue efforts during the extreme winter conditions and on high, snow covered mountains with specialised equipment such are sledges.
• Mobile technical team (Template:Lang-sr (МТТ/MTT) whose role is to provide technical and logistical assistance to all other teams, operate technical equipment, provide water and sanitation, and set up temporary camps.