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GeoResQ, a mountain safety app

The speed of intervention is a determining factor in the success of mountain rescue. The Italian National Mountain and Caving Rescue Corps (Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (Cnsas)), in collaboration with the Italian…

Emergency rescue à  la Cypress Hill

http://youtu.be/R8lahz6guQM It’s a well-known fact that music has beneficial effects on mood. In the video by Cypress Hill, one of the best-known US hip-hop groups, in collaboration here with British DJ Roni Size, the rescue team…

Routine exercise turns into a life-saving operation

An exercise involving pilots of the HMS Search and Rescue turned into a real rescue operation. On a two-day training exercise in the picturesque Cowal Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, the crew were accompanied by photographers from the…

Mine rescue training in Taos, New Mexico

This year New Mexico’s traditional Southwestern Regional Mine Rescue contest was held in Taos, at the Taos Convention Center. Miners and volunteers from two teams underwent three days of theory and practical tests. A written exam and…