rescue
comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury
mine rescue
activity developed by the emergency services specialized in mining rescue and intervention in confined spaces and toxic atmospheres
technical rescue
use of specialised tools and skills for rescue
lifesaving
act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid
search and rescue
search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger
Canadian Caper
Rescue of US diplomats from Iran, 1980
cave rescue
highly specialized field of wilderness rescue in which injured, trapped or lost cave explorers are medically treated and extracted from various cave environments
vehicle extrication
process of removing a vehicle from around a person who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident, when conventional means of exit are impossible or inadvisable
self rescue climbing
technique used in climbing
avalanche rescue
Rescue of people buried in avalanches
Submarine rescue
rescue of personnel from a disabled submarine
firefighting
actions to protect people, animals, goods, lands, and other objects from fire
confined space rescue
rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space
rope rescue
subset of technical rescue with use of rope (of steel, cable, nylon, polyester, etc.)
surface water rescue
rescue of a patient who is afloat on the surface of a body of water
bailout
colloquial term for giving financial support to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty
maritime search and rescue
search and rescue for people at sea
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service
primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout the Northern Territory of Australia
rescue of Sea Nymph
2017 US Navy rescue of two lost sailers
rescue of Jews during the Holocaust
help offered to Jews to escape the Holocaust