List of cave rescue organizations

This is a list of cave rescue organizations worldwide. Cave rescue is the responsibility of specific organizations founded to cover country, political region or caving area.

Asia[]

China[]

• Mountain and Cave Rescue Team of China
• Cave Rescue of China (CRC)
• Mountain and Cave Rescue of GuangXi

Pakistan[]

• Pakistan Cave Research Association

Malaysia

• Malaysia Fire and Rescue Dept. (Cave Rescue Team)

Europe[]

Austria[]

• Österreichischen Höhlenrettung, Austrian Cave Rescue

Belgium[]

• Spéléo Secours Belge, Belgian Cave Rescue

Bulgaria[]

• Аварийно Спасителен Oтряд, Bulgarian Cave Rescue

France[]

• Spéléo Secours Français, French Cave Rescue

Germany[]

• HRVD - Höhlenrettungsverbund Deutschland, Alliance of German Cave Rescue Organizations

Hungary[]

• Bakonyi Barlangi Mentőszolgálat, Cave Rescue Bakony Mountains
• Barlangi Mentők Észak-Magyarországi Egyesülete, North Hungarian Cave Rescue (Bükk, Gömör-tornai Karszt)
• Magyar Barlangi Mentőszolgálat, Hungarian Cave Rescue

Ireland[]

• Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

Italy[]

• CNSAS, National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps - Speleological Rescue

Poland[]

• Specjalistyczna Grupa Ratownictwa Wysokościowego PSP
• Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe, Mountain Rescue
• Tatrzańskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe, Tatra Mountain Rescue
• Grupa Ratownictwa Jaskiniowego Polskiego Związku Alpinizmu, Group Cave Rescue

Switzerland[]

• Spéléo-Secours Suisse, Swiss Cave Rescue

Slovakia[]

• Horská záchranná služba - Jaskynná záchranná skupina, Mountain Rescue Service - Cave Rescue Department

United Kingdom[]

• British Cave Rescue Council (BCRC)^[1]

England[]

• Cave Rescue Organisation, Yorkshire
• Cornwall Search and Rescue Team, Cornwall
• Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation
• Devon Cave Rescue Organisation
• Mendip Cave Rescue Organisation
• Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
• Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group
• South East Cave Rescue Organisation^[2]

Northern Ireland[]

• Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

Scotland[]

• Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation

Wales[]

• North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation
• South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team^[3]

Formerly

• Gwent Cave Rescue Team, South East Wales
• West Brecon Cave Rescue Team (South-West and mid-Wales)

North America[]

Canada[]

• British Columbia Cave Rescue, British Columbia
• Alberta Cave Rescue Organization, Alberta

United States[]

• Blacksburg Cave Rescue Group, Blacksburg, Virginia
• Chattanooga/Hamilton County Cave/Cliff Rescue Unit, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Colorado Cave Rescue Network (CCRN) Denver, Colorado
• East Tennessee Cave Rescue, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Huntsville, Alabama www.HCRU.org
• Knoxville Rescue Squad Cave/Vert Team, Knoxville, Tennessee
• New Jersey Initial Response Team, Sussex County, New Jersey
• San Bernardino County Cave & Technical Rescue Team, San Bernardino, California

Oceania[]

Australia[]

• Australian Speleological Federation, Australian Cave Rescue
• New South Wales Cave Rescue Squad, Sydney, Australia

New Zealand[]

• CaveSAR (a specialist team of LandSAR, with support from the New Zealand Speleological Society)

References[]