Swiss Air-Rescue (German: Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht, French: Garde aérienne suisse de sauvetage, Italian: Guardia aerea svizzera di soccorso, Rega) is a private, non-profit air rescue service that provides emergency medical assistance in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.[3][4] Rega was established on 27 April 1952 by Dr Rudolf Bucher, who believed the Swiss rescue organization needed a specialized air sub-section.[5] Rega mainly assists with mountain rescues, though it will also operate in other terrains when needed, most notably during life-threatening emergencies. Rega also provides a repatriation and medical advice service for members who experience a medical emergency while abroad and local treatment is not available.
Rega also aids alpine farmers during the summer months in rescuing livestock and retrieving dead animals.
As a non-profit foundation, Rega does not receive financial assistance from any government. They are quite unusual within Europe, with the majority of their costs paid through the annual fees of private contributors (As of 2016: 3.2 million patrons, 38% of the population). In exchange, Rega does not charge its contributors for its search, rescue and repatriation costs. One other rare aspect of Rega is that people in distress can call for a helicopter rescue directly (phone number 1414). In case of insufficient mobile phone coverage, alpinists can also use emergency radio telephone (161.3 MHz).
The head office, the Rega Centre, (home to the Rega operations center where all missions are coordinated) is a hangar located at the northeast section of Zurich Airport within the municipality of Kloten;[6] the hangar has direct access to the runways of the airport.[7] All Rega helicopters carry a crew of three: a pilot, an emergency physician, and a paramedic who is also trained to assist the pilot for radio communication, navigation, terrain/object avoidance, and winch operations. In some situations, such as evacuating cable cars or retrieving injured climbers from a rock face, the crew also consists of a specialist trained by the Swiss Alpine Club.
Sequence image of mountain take-off by Agusta A109 SP helicopter from Rega air rescue service
The name Rega was created by combining letters from the name "Swiss Air Rescue Guard" as it was written in German (Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht), French (Garde Aérienne Suisse de Sauvetage), and Italian (Guardia Aerea Svizzera di Soccorso). The decision to change the name was made in 1979, to create a uniform and more concise name for speakers of the three languages.[8]
Rega work closely with several organizations and emergency services including the police, fire and ambulance services. It assists in rescue efforts related to road accidents with the Touring Club Suisse TCS. For alpine search, rescue and recovery operations, Rega works closely with rescue branch of the Swiss Alpine Club. For larger operations, Rega may request additional helicopters from the FOCA or the Swiss Accident Investigation Board (SAIB, German acronym SUST) (formerly Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau).
Rega is a partner of the Swiss Air Force, which supports Rega with helicopters and personnel when necessary. For search-and-rescue flights in difficult conditions, the Air Force has a FLIR-equipped helicopter (usually Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma or Cougar) on call. The Air Force continually monitors the airspace and directs emergency signals immediately to Rega. Aircraft equipment of the Swiss Air Force is used to gain a rapid and precise location of an emergency signal that is transmitted to the Rega helicopter early in an emergency mission. Rega also has access to the Air Force radio system for comprehensive radio coverage, which has a larger coverage area than civil aviation radio.
References
^"JO 7340.2H - Contractions" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^"JO 7340.2H - Contractions" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^Air-Rescue, Rega-Swiss. "The beginnings of air-rescue". www.rega.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
^"anfahrtsplan_rega_center_en.pdf" () Rega. Retrieved on March 16, 2014. "Address for route guidance systems: Bimenzältenstrasse 87 / 8302 Kloten" - See in: German, French, Italian
^"Rega Centre." () Rega. Retrieved on March 16, 2014.
^"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Rega in general".
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Swiss Air Rescue German Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht French Garde aerienne suisse de sauvetage Italian Guardia aerea svizzera di soccorso Rega is a private non profit air rescue service that provides emergency medical assistance in Switzerland and Liechtenstein 3 4 Rega was established on 27 April 1952 by Dr Rudolf Bucher who believed the Swiss rescue organization needed a specialized air sub section 5 Rega mainly assists with mountain rescues though it will also operate in other terrains when needed most notably during life threatening emergencies Rega also provides a repatriation and medical advice service for members who experience a medical emergency while abroad and local treatment is not available Swiss Air RescueIATA ICAO Callsign SAZ 1 SWISS AMBULANCE 2 Founded1952Fleet size21HeadquartersZurich SwitzerlandWebsitewww rega chRega Eurocopter EC 145 Rega Agusta A109 K2 in Interlaken Rega Agusta A109SP Cabin Rega evacuation by plane after the Tōhoku disaster Rega also aids alpine farmers during the summer months in rescuing livestock and retrieving dead animals As a non profit foundation Rega does not receive financial assistance from any government They are quite unusual within Europe with the majority of their costs paid through the annual fees of private contributors As of 2016 3 2 million patrons 38 of the population In exchange Rega does not charge its contributors for its search rescue and repatriation costs One other rare aspect of Rega is that people in distress can call for a helicopter rescue directly phone number 1414 In case of insufficient mobile phone coverage alpinists can also use emergency radio telephone 161 3 MHz The head office the Rega Centre home to the Rega operations center where all missions are coordinated is a hangar located at the northeast section of Zurich Airport within the municipality of Kloten 6 the hangar has direct access to the runways of the airport 7 All Rega helicopters carry a crew of three a pilot an emergency physician and a paramedic who is also trained to assist the pilot for radio communication navigation terrain object avoidance and winch operations In some situations such as evacuating cable cars or retrieving injured climbers from a rock face the crew also consists of a specialist trained by the Swiss Alpine Club In the Canton of Valais helicopter search and rescue is carried out by Air Glaciers and Air Zermatt Contents 1 Name 2 Fleet 3 Bases and their locations 4 Pilots 5 Partners 6 References 7 External linksName Edit Sequence image of mountain take off by Agusta A109 SP helicopter from Rega air rescue service The name Rega was created by combining letters from the name Swiss Air Rescue Guard as it was written in German Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht French Garde Aerienne Suisse de Sauvetage and Italian Guardia Aerea Svizzera di Soccorso The decision to change the name was made in 1979 to create a uniform and more concise name for speakers of the three languages 8 Fleet EditHelicopters 9 8 Airbus Helicopters H145 used in the lowlands and the Jura mountains 11 Agusta A109 SP Grand Da Vinci used in the Alps 1 Airbus Helicopters H125 since end of 2016 for training flights 10 Transports 9 3 Bombardier CL 650 Challenger stationed at Zurich AirportOrders The 3 Challenger CL 604 will be replaced in 2018 with 3 Challenger 650 11 Two CL604 will be sold to the Swiss Air Force Six Airbus Helicopters H145 should replace the EC145 fleet The first H145 should arrive in spring 2018 12 Bases and their locations EditRega Center operations headquarters at Zurich Airport LSZH Dubendorf LSMD AFB Rega 1 Dubendorf Air Base Basel LFSB Rega 2 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg France Bern LSZB Rega 3 Bern Belp Airport Lausanne LSGL Rega 4 Untervaz LSXU Rega 5 Locarno LSMO AFB Rega 6 at Locarno Airport LSZL St Gallen Rega 7 Erstfeld LSXE Rega 8 Samedan LSZS Rega 9 Wilderswil Interlaken LSXI Rega 10 Mollis LSMF Rega 12 Zweisimmen Rega 14 Geneva LSGG Rega 15 Geneva Airport This base uses an EC 135 belonging to the University Hospital of Geneva but is operated on behalf of Rega Pilots EditUrsula Buhler Hedinger first woman from Switzerland to hold a license to fly a jet and the first Swiss female flight instructor flew for REGA for over 25 years 13 Partners EditRega work closely with several organizations and emergency services including the police fire and ambulance services It assists in rescue efforts related to road accidents with the Touring Club Suisse TCS For alpine search rescue and recovery operations Rega works closely with rescue branch of the Swiss Alpine Club For larger operations Rega may request additional helicopters from the FOCA or the Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB German acronym SUST formerly Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Rega is a partner of the Swiss Air Force which supports Rega with helicopters and personnel when necessary For search and rescue flights in difficult conditions the Air Force has a FLIR equipped helicopter usually Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma or Cougar on call The Air Force continually monitors the airspace and directs emergency signals immediately to Rega Aircraft equipment of the Swiss Air Force is used to gain a rapid and precise location of an emergency signal that is transmitted to the Rega helicopter early in an emergency mission Rega also has access to the Air Force radio system for comprehensive radio coverage which has a larger coverage area than civil aviation radio References Edit JO 7340 2H Contractions PDF FAA Retrieved 23 May 2020 JO 7340 2H Contractions PDF FAA Retrieved 23 May 2020 Rega Missions Landespolizei Liechtenstein gt Notrufnummern Air Rescue Rega Swiss The beginnings of air rescue www rega ch Retrieved 2020 08 27 anfahrtsplan rega center en pdf Archive Rega Retrieved on March 16 2014 Address for route guidance systems Bimenzaltenstrasse 87 8302 Kloten See in German French Italian Rega Centre Archive Rega Retrieved on March 16 2014 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Rega in general a b Rega Fleet 1414 Das Magazin der Rega Nr 87 11 2016 Page 7 and 17 Tages Anzeiger Rega kauft Jets fur 130 Millionen Franken retrieved 17 June 2015 Flugrevue 02 2017 Seite 8 Ursula Buhler Hedinger erste Jetpilotin der Schweiz Focus SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF in German Retrieved 2021 12 31 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rega air rescue Rega English homepage Swiss SAR Oversight agency Portals Aviation Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rega air rescue amp oldid 1134902739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
