Megilot Search & Rescue team

Megilot rescue unit is a voluntary unit acting for the purpose of helping travelers in distress and saving lives "Megilot" rescue unit is a voluntary unit acting for the purpose of helping travelers in distress and saving lives. The unit operates in the northern region of the Dead-Sea, an area that is known for its attractive sites and hiking trails as well as challenging elements of weather and terrain. Since founded in 1994 The unit has completed thousands of rescue missions. In the year 2014 alone the unit handled over 100 rescue missions of various characteristics. The members of the unit are certified in all ropes and climbing tasks, medical aid training, handling in streaming waters and tracing skills by Israel`s army and Israel`s police. Whether it`s a group of hikers who went out and has not returned home or given any sign where they are and now requiring wide spread searches to locate them or a single person who fell off a tall cliff and require complicated rope rappelling to reach him, provide medical care and evacuation. The rescue unit handles emergency events in the desert depth and canyons where other medical aid authorities do not have the training and gear required to manage such event. All of the unit`s work is authorized and coordinated with all of Israel`s official authorities- police, fire department, "Magen David Adom" and the IDF. All the members of the rescue unit act as volunteers and dedicate much of their free time preparing for any situation they might encounter. In their tasks the members of the unit use much complex and expensive equipment: 4X4 high-end vehicles, long range radio devices, satellite phones, repelling harnesses, top quality ropes, pulleys, winches, heavy-duty tripods, special stretchers, high illumination flash lights, night vision aids, medical equipment, etc. for the purchase and maintenance of all of this, the unit is in constant need for any donations.