Urban Search and Rescue

The Hellenic Rescue Team and the partners of the European Project SILVANUS will organize an open workshop on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 18.00, at the Thessaloniki Municipality (Manolis Anagnostakis Hall), to present the project and the digital technologies developed within its framework for the effective management of forest fires.

Tonight, 30 members of the Hellenic Rescue Team from all over Greece will depart from Thessaloniki to assist with search and rescue operations in Turkey's earthquake-affected regions.

RESCUER aims to design and develop a First-Responder-centered technology toolkit that will empower the next generation of First Responders (FR)

Forest fires are exacerbated by extreme weather conditions, which are increasing both in frequency and in magnitude due to climate change effects. Globally, massive fires have swept through forests and other landscapes in an alarming rate, resulting in the loss of human lives, destruction of homes and biodiversity, and emitting millions of tons of CO2 together with other pollutants in addition to other destructive impacts.

Over 1.500 refugees, adults and children, have been trained by Hellenic Rescue Team in First Aid, Fire and Natural Disasters Safety and self-protection through the “Learn-Prevent-Protect” project

The overall objective of the project is to improve the strategic and operational efficiency of public administration and public services in managing natural disasters within the wider cross-border area

Two people lost their lives during the earthquake

The HRT Department of Search and Rescue Dogs was established to support the other departments in search for missing persons.

The purpose of this department is the immediate response during extensive disasters all over the world