In disasters such as earthquakes, reaching trapped and injured victims quickly is the top priority in successful life-saving rescue operations. Potentially affected countries are encouraged to have a national disaster response mechanism in place such that in the first hours they are able, through their initial response and assessments, to make a decision and announce whether or not the situation is overwhelming, and, therefore, warrants immediate support from international USAR Teams.

灾害（如地震）发生后，成功开展生命救援活动的首要事项是迅速到达受困者及受伤人员所在地。INSARAG 鼓励灾害易发的国家建立国家灾害响应机制，以在灾害发生的第一时间，能够通过初步响应及灾情评估做出决策并宣布灾情是否可控，确保及时获得国际 USAR 队伍的援助。