Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic
Logo of the Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic The Mountain Rescue Service (Horská služba České republiky, HS ČR) of the Czech republic provides nationwide mountain rescue operations and search and rescue operations in difficult terrains in close cooperations with the Air Rescue Service and Police of the Czech Republic. It is a part of the integrated rescue system in the Czech Republic. Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Tasks and Legal Status 4 Payment for rescue operations 5 References History On 24 March 1913 two skiers died in Krkonoše. Hanč and Vrbata participated on a 50 km long ski race. During the race Hanč became exhausted and so Vrbata gave him his jacket to keep him warm. Both of these men died on hypothermia and this day is known as the Day of the Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. [1] In virtue of this incident was the Mountain Rescue Service in Krkonoše founded. It happened on 12 May 1935. Later on, in 1948 was Mountain Rescue Service founded in ...