emergency services comprising employees, equipment, etc, which serve to bring people out of danger, attack, harm, etc, esp after a disaster, accident, etc
Examples of 'rescue services' in a sentence
rescue services
They were criticised by mountain rescue services for being 'woefully under-equipped'.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Families of the workers accused the rescue services of abandoning trapped employees.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His body was recovered by rescue services.
The Sun (2013)
Rescue services say the past week has brought an 'abnormally' high death rate.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They called rescue services and she was winched clear.
The Sun (2007)
Rescue services were unable to reach it because of the blaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A personal locator beacon then alerts rescue services to their position.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A huge search was launched which involved helicopter, coastguard and mountain rescue services.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
People wandered around aimlessly as police and rescue services arrived after the blast.
The Sun (2015)
Some fire and rescue services have reported a rise in inquiries from worried households.