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  2. Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Rescue team in Dresden, Germany (2006) Helicopter rescue Helicopter rescue in Malta in 2007 Patient in mountain rescue stretcher in Germany. Rescue cushion. Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, removal from danger, liberation from restraint, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an incident.

  3. Urban search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    Urban search and rescue. Urban search and rescue (abbreviated as USAR [1] or US&R [2]) is a type of technical rescue operation that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in an urban area, namely structural collapse due to natural disasters, war, terrorism or accidents, mines and collapsed ...

  4. Rescue squad - Wikipedia

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    A rescue squad is an emergency service that provides technical rescue services, and may additionally provide emergency medical services and firefighting services. [1] Rescue squads may be standalone organizations or an integrated part of fire departments or emergency medical services . A rescue squad provides basic Life Support or advanced life ...

  5. Incident response team - Wikipedia

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    An incident response team ( IRT) or emergency response team ( ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to an emergency, such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations. Incident response teams are common in public service organizations as well as in other organizations, either military or specialty.

  6. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Requires a minimum of four fully equipped firefighters: an entry team of at least two to enter the structure and fight the fire, and two standing by to rescue or relieve the entry team (see two in, two out). If the entry team(s) cannot extinguish the blaze, may become an Exterior Attack. IMT: Acronym for incident management team. In the United ...

  7. Search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    A SAR cruiser of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service. Search and rescue ( SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over.

  8. First responder - Wikipedia

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    A Scottish Ambulance Service nontransporting EMS vehicle, referred to by markings on the vehicle as a "first responder" vehicle. A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance or incident resolution at the scene of an emergency. First responders typically include law enforcement ...

  9. Community emergency response team - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, community emergency response team ( CERT) can refer to. an implementation of FEMA's National CERT Program, administered by a local sponsoring agency, which provides a standardized training and implementation framework to community members; an organization of volunteer emergency workers who have received specific training ...