rescue operations
Saving people systematically
Rescue operations are organized efforts to save people from dangerous situations—natural disasters, accidents, hostile territories, or other emergencies.
The term typically implies coordinated action by trained personnel: Search and rescue operations continued through the night.
Military contexts distinguish rescue operations from combat missions, though they may overlap: The helicopter crew conducted rescue operations behind enemy lines.
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- emergency servicesUrgent public safety organizations
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
first aid · fire brigade · sonar equipment · mayday · cadaver dogs · drones · ground search · missing persons · survivor · narrow escape · against all odds · triage · thermal imaging · disaster relief · crisis management · relief supplies · coast guard · medical missions
- ship interactionsboarding, grappling, broadside, cannon fire, ramming
- disaster responsedisaster relief, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter, evacuation plans
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- dangerous jobsfirefighting, bomb disposal, crab fishing, offshore drilling, oil rigs
- disaster newsbreaking news, emergency alerts, disaster relief, evacuation orders, death toll
rescue operationsoffensive operations
Attacks to gain ground
hostage-taking · bombing raids · ethnic cleansing · genocide · acts of aggression
rescue operationspreventive measures
Actions to stop problems beforehand
prevention · disaster prevention · disaster preparedness · cleanup operations · recovery operations
rescue operationsabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
leaving for dead · desertion · leaving behind · neglect · stranding