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Mountain rescue

Index Mountain rescue

Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. [1]

49 relations: Alps, Avalanche, Black Forest, Canadian Rockies, Candanchú, Cangas de Onís, Catalonia, Civil Aid Service, Civil Guard (Spain), Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité, Denali National Park and Preserve, European Union, French Alps, Government Flying Service, Granada, Grand Teton National Park, Helicopter, Helicopter rescue basket, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Ireland, Jaca, Meteomont, Mount Rainier National Park, Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, Mountain rescue in England and Wales, Mountain Rescue Ireland, National Gendarmerie, National Incident Management System, National park, National Police (France), Navacerrada, Parks Canada, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Pyrenees, Rega (air rescue), Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service, Search and rescue, Search and rescue dog, Ski resort, Slovakia, St. Bernard (dog), Switzerland, Tyrol (state), Tyrolean Mountain Guards, United Kingdom, Vielha e Mijaran, Yosemite National Park, 112 (emergency telephone number).

Alps

The Alps (Alpes; Alpen; Alpi; Alps; Alpe) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe,The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.

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Avalanche

An avalanche (also called a snowslide) is a cohesive slab of snow lying upon a weaker layer of snow in the snowpack that fractures and slides down a steep slope when triggered.

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Black Forest

The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany.

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Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies (Rocheuses canadiennes) comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains.

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Candanchú

Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain).

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Cangas de Onís

Cangas de Onís (Asturian: Cangues d'Onís) is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya, Catalonha, Cataluña) is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Civil Aid Service

The Civil Aid Service or CAS (民安隊) in short is a civil organisation that assists in a variety of auxiliary emergency roles, including search and rescue operations in Hong Kong.

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Civil Guard (Spain)

The Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain.

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Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité

The Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Republican Security Companies), abbreviated CRS, are the general reserve of the French National Police.

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Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is an American national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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French Alps

The French Alps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions.

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Government Flying Service

The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined unit of the Government of Hong Kong.

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Granada

Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

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Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.

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Helicopter rescue basket

A helicopter rescue basket is a basket suspended below a helicopter in order to rescue people from a fire or other disaster site.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hong Kong Fire Services Department

Hong Kong Fire Services Department (HKFSD,) of the Hong Kong Government is an emergency service responsible for fire-fighting and rescue on land and sea.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Jaca

Jaca (in Aragonese: Chaca or Xaca) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France.

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Meteomont

Meteomont is an Italian meteorological service, with responsibility for search and rescue, assessment of avalanche risk, for early warning of avalanches, and for assessment of mountain snow conditions in general.

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Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state.

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Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland

Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland (MRCofS), also known as Scottish Mountain Rescue is the body which represents and coordinates mountain rescue teams in Scotland.

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Mountain rescue in England and Wales

Mountain rescue services in England and Wales operate under the association of the MREW - Mountain Rescue (England & Wales), formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England & Wales.

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Mountain Rescue Ireland

Mountain Rescue Ireland (Cumann Tarrthála Sléibhte na h-Éireann) is the representative body for mountain rescue services on the island of Ireland.

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National Gendarmerie

The National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie nationale) is one of two national police forces of France, along with the National Police.

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National Incident Management System

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a standardized approach to incident management developed by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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National park

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes.

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National Police (France)

The National Police (Police nationale), formerly known as the Sûreté nationale, is one of two national police forces, along with the National Gendarmerie, and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns.

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Navacerrada

Navacerrada is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

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Parks Canada

Parks Canada (Parcs Canada), also known as the Parks Canada Agency (Agence Parcs Canada), is an agency of the Government of Canada run by a chief executive who answers to the Minister of the Environment.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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Pyrenees

The Pyrenees (Pirineos, Pyrénées, Pirineus, Pirineus, Pirenèus, Pirinioak) is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France.

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Rega (air rescue)

Swiss Air-Rescue (German: Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht, French: Garde aérienne suisse de sauvetage, Rega) is a private, non-profit air rescue service that provides emergency medical assistance in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service

The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (RAFMRS) provides the UK military's only all-weather search and rescue asset for the United Kingdom.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Search and rescue dog

The use of dogs in search and rescue (SAR) is a valuable component in wilderness tracking, natural disasters, mass casualty events, and in locating missing people.

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Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.

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Slovakia

Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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St. Bernard (dog)

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Tyrol (state)

Tyrol (Tirol; Tirolo) is a federal state (Bundesland) in western Austria.

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Tyrolean Mountain Guards

The Tiroler Bergwacht (Tyrolean Mountain Guards) is a public corporation, and is based in Innsbruck, Tyrol.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Vielha e Mijaran

Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in Aran, Catalonia, Spain.

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Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is an American national park lying in the western Sierra Nevada of California.

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112 (emergency telephone number)

112 is the common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).

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Redirects here:

Mountain Rescue, Mountain rescue service, Mountain rescue team, Mountain rescuer, Soccorso Alpino, Wilderness emergency response.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_rescue

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