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For the 7th consecutive year, the Lesvos branch of the Hellenic Rescue Team, with 10 certified rescuers and equipment, provides first aid to pilgrims who arrive on foot from various parts of Lesvos to Mandamados, on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the acquisition of the Monastery of Taxiarches, on Saturday  29 […]

On thuesday, April 28, 2023. The Lesvos Branch of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) At 05.30 received a call from the Port Authority of Mytilene for assistance in a rescue operation of nine people who were stranded on a rock. The members of the HRT Lesvos responded immediately, proceeding to extricate and safely transport the

30 trained volunteers of the Hellenic Rescue Team from all over Greece with a search and rescue dog and specialized equipment are leaving Thessaloniki this evening to support the search and rescue operations in the areas of Turkey affected by the devastating earthquake. The mission of the Hellenic Rescue Team is expected to arrive tomorrow

“There are no small deeds… where there is a need for the help of our fellow citizen… there is always a way to achieve this!!”. This has been proven by our volunteers for years and an example is the 16th, 17th and 18th of December. On the last weekend before Christmas, our volunteers went above

We would like to personally thank all our volunteers – members, who from Friday 16/12 until Sunday evening 18/12, modified their schedule and dedicated from 1 minute or even their entire weekend to get this difficult program of our group out. A thank you also for those who were away or for professional reasons did

On Friday 16/12/2022, an awareness and prevention day on first aid issues was held at the request of PERNOD RICARD HELLAS ABEE – EPOM of Mytilene by the certified members of the Lesvos Branch of the Hellenic Rescue Team. EPOM employees were informed and sensitized and practiced first aid skills necessary to save a human

On Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14, the Chios Regional Unit carried out a large-scale exercise with the code name “DADANOS – CHIOS 2022″//”Field, Live Exercises // EQ // DADANOS – CHIOS 2022”. This operational mission was under the supervision of the Directorate of Civil Protection of the North Aegean Region. The Greek Rescue

The maritime search and rescue (SAR) and air rescue training Aghialos 2022 took place again this year, from October 7 to 9, 2022, in the 111th Fighter Wing, by the Hellenic Rescue Team in collaboration with the Air Force. The aim of this training is the development & learning of rescue techniques, which concern both

On Thursday, October 6, 2022. The Hellenic Rescue Team Lesvos Branch participated from early in the morning and at the request of the Port Authority of Mytilene, with a pedestrian echelon in the searches for the missing persons from the wreck with many dead in the Provoskida area.