Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) is a voluntary Search and Rescue Organization

HRT’s headquarters is based in Thessaloniki, but the organization’s network consists of 31 branches all over Greece. The Hellenic Rescue Team is certified by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and cooperates with the United Nations’ INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group) since 2005, making it the only international rescue organization in Greece. It also collaborates with OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), with EU’s ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Office) and is a member of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) and the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).

he Hellenic Rescue Team participates in search and rescue operations in response to emergencies and mass disasters, wherever they take place, whether in Greece or abroad. HRT is staffed by volunteers with a professional attitude and excellent training.

On operational level there are two Divisions – Operations and Training – which are based in HRT headquarters. Specialized departments operate in each Hellenic Rescue Team branch.

These departments are as per below:

1. Mountain Rescue

2. Water Rescue

3. Urban Search and Rescue

4. First Aid

5. Search Dogs

6. Research and Technology

7. Humanitarian & Social Care Department

Our mission

 Our mission is to offer aid to our fellow human beings, whose lives are in danger, under any conditions and in all natural and non-natural environments, within Greece and abroad.

Our goal

Our goal is to be everywhere, at any time. We are always present at the site of the incident. We are the first to get ther and the last to leave.