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Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards

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The Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of search and rescue teams, volunteers, organisations and suppliers who work so tirelessly to ensure we can respond in someone’s moment of need.

The event celebrates those from around the world who have shown unstinting dedication to the search and rescue community and for teams and individuals who have really made a difference.

As recent events such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria demonstrate, the invaluable assistance provided by search and response teams is not only life-saving but brings the global community of first responders together to help improve response to future emergencies.

Recognising the outstanding contribution of individuals, teams and organisations to the invaluable role played by those on the frontline, the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards shines a spotlight on the unsung heroes responding to disasters and emergencies around the world.

Fire Knowledge, the publisher of FIRE magazine, and organiser of the highly regarded Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards, is pleased to introduce this brand-new awards for 2025 which will showcase the close global community of search and rescue responders and recognise individual, team and organisational excellence.

To be held on May 16th at the fabulous One Great George Street, London, the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards will highlight the best in global response and celebrate frontline responders and those working tirelessly behind the scenes to improve disaster response and save lives.

We offer a range of sponsorship packages for the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards including partnership, award category sponsorship and many other options.

Interested in becoming a sponsor in 2025?

Contact us to find out more about sponsorship and the different packages available:

email: [email protected]

Venue-One Great George Street

Venue
Located just off Parliament Square, One Great George Street is the headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The glass-domed, Grade II listed Edwardian building is filled with rich, neo-Palladian and Baroque interiors, and is just a stone’s throw away from the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and St James’s Park.

 

Award Categories

Award Categories

Please note – The award organisers reserve the right to not award a category if circumstances deem it necessary.

Technical Rescue of the Year

About the award

The Technical Rescue of the Year award will be presented to a team which has demonstrated perseverance, ingenuity, innovation and effective response to effect a successful extrication over a protracted period and under difficult circumstances.

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Search and Rescue Mission of the Year

About the award

The Search and Rescue Mission of the Year award will be presented to the search and rescue team that has demonstrated a resourceful and effective response.

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Trauma Care of the Year

About the award

The Trauma Care of the Year award will be presented to an individual or team which has provided life-saving or injury mitigating intervention, having demonstrated resourcefulness, effective intervention and a high degree of expertise and professionalism.

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Heavy Rescue of the Year

About the award

The Heavy Rescue of the Year award will be presented to a team which has demonstrated perseverance, ingenuity, innovation and effective response to affect a successful extrication over a protracted period whilst utilising heavy extrication equipment.

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Team of the Year

About the award

Presented to the search and rescue team that has demonstrated ingenuity, resourcefulness and effective response whilst reducing risk, saving life and ensuring the safety of the team and supporting personnel. The team will have demonstrated excellent response at one or more incidents.

Sponsored by

The Institute of Search and Technical Rescue

Training Provider of the Year

About the award

The Training Provider of the Year award will be presented to an individual, team or organisation that has delivered exceptional training for search and rescue personnel. The winner will have demonstrated transference of learning, exceptional feedback, organisational improvements and innovation and best practice.

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Innovator of the Year

About the award

The Innovator of the Year award will be presented to an individual, team or organisation that has developed innovative technology or a way of working that has made a significant difference to search and response extrication. The winner will demonstrate improved safety measures which have or will improve intervention, produce significant cost savings, or improved the overall provision of search and rescue response.

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The Emergency Services Show 2024

Supporter of the Year

About the award

The Supporter of the Year award will be presented to the individual, team or organisation that has provided timely and effective support for search and rescue operations whether through fundraising, supplying equipment, providing logistical support or operational input.

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Project of the Year

About the award

The Project of the Year award recognises collaborative working to improve operational response, whether on the frontline or through logistical and strategic support. The winner will demonstrate effective intervention, improvement of service, innovation and best practice.

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Unsung Hero Award

About the award

The Unsung Hero Award will be given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to search and rescue over the last 12 months. The winner will demonstrate a sustained contribution to improving search and rescue response, evidencing ingenuity, determination and excellence.

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Most Influential Individual

About the award

The Most Influential Individual award will be presented to the individual who has demonstrated a sustained, positive and effective contribution to search and rescue in the last 12 months.

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Lifetime Achievement

About the award

The Lifetime Achievement award will be presented to a leading search and rescue figure who has made a significant, positive contribution to frontline response, including leading teams and saving lives, over a sustained period.

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Sponsorship

Why sponsor the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards

 

  • Be part of the inaugural annual awards from FIRE magazine and have your brand aligned with one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the international search and rescue services
  • You can attend the event itself and be there to celebrate the achievements of the international search and rescue services
  • Network with fire services and other organisations at the awards ceremony and lunch
  • Have your company logo on all the promotional material before and after the event
  • Show your support for best practice within the international search and rescue services
Sponsorship

We offer a range of sponsorship packages for the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards including partnership, award category sponsorship and many other options.

Interested in becoming a sponsor in 2025?

Contact us to find out more about sponsorship and the different packages available:

email: [email protected]

 

Click here to download the latest Sponsorship Brochure

Timeline

Timeline

2025 Timeline

  • Nominations open soon
  • Deadline for entries Friday 28th February
  • Judging takes place early March
  • Nominees and entrants are contacted late March
  • Shortlist announced late March
  • Award ceremony at One Great George Street, London on Friday 16th May 2025

Contact

Award entries/Event queries:

Nikki Holmes, Events and Operations Coordinator
email: [email protected]

tel: +44 (0)1273 434934

Sponsorship/Advertising:

Cathy Clark, Marketing Manager
email: [email protected]

tel: +44 (0)7852 524076

Editorial:

Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch
email: [email protected]

tel: +44 (0)1273 434951

 

Customer Services:

email: [email protected]

tel: +44 (0)1273 434943

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