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National Earthquake Emergency Search and Rescue Team, also known as China International Search and Rescue team globally, is a professional heavy search and rescue team responsible for search and rescue during earthquake breakout.
The CISAR is under unified coordination and command of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and comprises China Earthquake Administration, National Earthquake Response Support Service Centre, the 82nd brigade of the 82nd Group Army of Chinese People's Liberation Army, and 301 Hospital [or People's Liberation Army General Hospital. The whole team has 480 members, and is the first and the only national professional earthquake search and rescue team.