Bergwacht Württemberg
The Bergwacht is an organisation that is part of the German Red Cross (DRK-Bergwacht), whose primary functions are mountain rescue and nature conservation. The voluntary organisation provides over 90% of the emergency services in the impassable terrain of the German Central Upland and Alpine regions. By contrast the Austrian ''Berg- und Naturwachten Österreichs'' purely looks after nature conservation and the environment, leaving Alpine rescue in the hands of the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service (''Österreichischer Bergrettungsdienst''). Objectives The objectives of the Bergwacht are multi-faceted: Save life: * Rescue (and recovery of those fatally injured) from alpine and impassable terrain * rescue from heights * Medical treatment of casualties * Searching for missing persons (see also Search and Rescue) * Rescue from avalanches, gorges and caves * Care and support of relatives (including the mountain crisis intervention service (KID Berg)) * Support for the DRK in overs ...
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