search and rescue operations

Explores the true stories of people who vanish in the wilderness without a trace and the determined people who try to find them.

Explains what search and rescue teams do and describes the gear they use.

"This title introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to save the 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose Mine on August 5, 2010"--Provided bypublisher.

"This title introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to save the 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in Thailand's Tham Luang cave"--OCLC.

Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001 just as the first plane hits, and he must rescue fifth-graders Risha and Max who are trapped in the wreckage, guide them to safety, and hopefully reunite them with Risha's mother who works on the ninety-first floor.

Presents a brief description of various first responders to local, national, and international disasters including the Civil Air Patrol, Medevac, and FEMA.

"When several sailors are trapped in a sunken battleship, the Oliver family is called on to rescue them. But Samuel's father and uncle are too big to move in the sunken boat. So Samuel descends into the deep. Can Samuel find the sailors in the dangerous wreck and lead them to safety?"--Provided by publisher.

K-9 search and rescue worker Sarah Patrick is strong-armed by John Logan into helping him find the sole survivor of his top-secret facility's slaughtered staff, and she soon finds herself at risk of being the next victim.

In this fact-packed book, readers will follow the tracks of high energy search-and-rescue animals working hard to help.

Six stories of people trapped, their lives in peril, and their remarkable rescues.