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Search and Rescue Specialist
Finds and rescues people in distress — from mountain hikers to earthquake survivors.
Did you know?
Barry, a St Bernard rescue dog at the Great St Bernard Hospice in the Alps, is credited with saving more than 40 lives in the early 1800s.
How subjects help
- Physical Education: Climb over rubble, hike rough ground and carry rescue gear for hours at a time.
- First Aid: Keep a trapped survivor stable while the team works carefully to free them.
- Geography: Divide a mountain or forest into search zones on a map so nowhere gets missed.
A famous name
Bernard C. Webber: US Coast Guard coxswain who rescued 32 sailors from the broken tanker Pendleton in a small lifeboat in 1952.
Try it yourself: Make a home fire-escape plan
- With an adult, draw a plan of your home and mark every door and window.
- Find two ways out of every room.
- Choose a safe meeting place outside, like a neighbour's gate.
- Talk it through together so everyone knows the plan.
- Remember the rule: if there is a fire, get out, stay out, and call the emergency number from outside. Never go back in for anything.
Firefighters and emergency planners know that a plan made in advance is what keeps people safe.
Also try: Argue both sides of a rule.
Known for it in
Switzerland, USA, Iceland, Australia, Nepal