The World Rescue Challenge (WRC) sees world class rescue teams compete annually in an event designed to challenge emergency service personnel and raise awareness of the global problem of road death and injury.

Up to thirty international teams participate in the challenge each year. Each team consists of five members, the team leader, a medic, two technical rescue personnel and one person responcible for operational support.

All teams compete in three evolutions.

• Unlimited Challenge, where all types of rescue equipment can be used.
• Limited, which has an emphasis on small hand tools and does not permit the use of hydraulic rescue equipment.
• Rapid which sees teams perform a rescue of a casualty whose condition has deteriorated.

A team of international assessors observe Incident Command & Management, Medical and Technical Rescue.

To date there have been ten WRC`s which have been held in Australia 1999, Scotland 2000, South Africa 2001, the Czech Republic 2002, Canada 2003, England 2004, New Zealand 2005, South Africa 2006, Spain 2007, Wales 2008 and Germany 2009.

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