Rapid action group water rescue
The Rapid Response Group Water Rescue (SEG-WR) is alerted in emergencies on and in the water. Typical deployment patterns are the search and rescue of drowning people, the recovery of corpses or vehicles from the water. They are specially designed for water rescue with rescue equipment ( motor lifeboats , Eisrettungsschlitten equipped throwbags, life buoys, diving equipment, etc.) and include in addition to the usual medical education (over water rescue specific specialized training lifeguards , water rescuers , rescue diver , motor boat operators, etc.).
In Germany, the sponsorship lies with various organizations, for example the German Life Saving Society (DLRG), the water rescue service , the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund or the fire brigades .
The structure of the SEG-WR is correspondingly diverse. It usually consists of a boat squad and a dive squad . The emergency vehicles for transporting the team are called personnel carriers and those of the equipment are called water rescue vehicles by the Red Cross, the fire brigade and the DLRG equipment vehicle (GW water rescue).
At the DLRG and the water rescue service , two SEG-WR units form the core of the water rescue train .
Most of the SEG-WR are manned by volunteer helpers who are alerted by radio receivers from the control center and are ready to go in 5–10 minutes.