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

Pakistan

• Pakistan Cave Research Association

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

Switzerland

• Spéléo-Secours Suisse, Swiss Cave Rescue

Slovakia

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

United Kingdom

England

• British Cave Rescue Council
• Cave Rescue Organisation, Yorkshire
• Cornwall Search and Rescue Team, Cornwall - also a mountain rescue team
• 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

Northern Ireland

• Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

Scotland

• Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation

Wales

• North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation
• South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team

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

• Chattanooga/Hamilton County Cave/Cliff Rescue Unit, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• East Tennessee Cave Rescue, Knoxville, Tennessee
• San Bernardino County Cave & Technical Rescue Team, San Bernardino, California
• Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Huntsville, Alabama
• Knoxville Rescue Squad Cave/Vert Team, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Colorado Cave Rescue Network (CCRN) Denver, Colorado

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)