Search and Rescue Brigade

The New First Responders: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

The world we live in is not the one our legacy emergency systems were built for. The people saving lives are not always in uniform; they are our neighbors, our friends and our family members.

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Soldiers in the Search and Rescue Brigade complete a month of basic training, then a six-month advanced course qualifying them first as infantry and then in search and rescue.

'If I don't fight, my soldiers won't survive': How a wounded commander led under fire

Gadfin's Spirit One drone

From drones to robot dogs, Israeli start-ups are reshaping emergency response

 Search and rescue operations search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 1, 2025.

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues


Kinneret: Search Operation for Missing Military Reservist During Recreational Leave

United Hatzalah representatives confirm that the specialized response unit is coordinating with security and rescue authorities

United Hatzalah search and rescue units are conducting an active search

IDF soldiers who defended Zikim on Oct.7 return as officers to train newest recruits

Sec.-Lt.s A., N., and Y., return to Zikim after having to stave off Hamas's brutal attack on October 7, 2023, with just six weeks of training.

Sec.-Lt. A., Sec.-Lt. N, and Sec.-Lt. Y.

'The test of our lives': Home Front Command officers share unit's successes during Israel-Iran war

Col. (res.) Yossi Pinto, and Maj. A described how the Search and Rescue Brigade were able to operate and react to the impact of Iran's ballistic missile barrages.

 Commander of the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Brigade, Colonel (res.) Yossi Pinto during a presentation; illustrative.

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

How data have helped Israel fight wildfires, and how the Home Front Command and the Search and Rescue Brigade are transforming how Israel responds to emergencies.

 IDF SOLDIERS are prepared to conduct combat and help in emergencies