Editing Search and rescue (section)

===Norway===
On a national level and on sea, two agencies maintain the responsibility of leading search and rescue missions: the [[Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway]] and the [[Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway]].

In case of local search and rescue missions, particularly on land and usually missing person cases, each of Norway's [[List of police districts in Norway|police districts]] are responsible of leading search and rescue missions on behalf of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centres. The police can call in both civilian, military and voluntary units with various and specialized competencies for carrying out the search and rescue mission, such as:

Professionals:

* [[Norwegian Civil Defence]]
* [[Norwegian Home Guard]]
* [[No. 330 Squadron RNoAF|No. 330 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
* [[Norwegian Police Service|Police Helicopter Service]]
* [[Norwegian Air Ambulance|Norwegian Air Ambulance Service]]
* [[Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue]] (professional crew)
Volunteers:

* [[Norwegian Red Cross Search and Rescue Corps]]
* [[Norwegian People's Aid]]
* [[Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue]] (voluntary crew)
* [[Norwegian Radio Relay League]]
* [[List of caving organizations#Norway|Norwegian Speleological Society]]
* [[The Guides and Scouts of Norway|Norwegian Scouts' Emergency Response Teams]]
* Norwegian Search and Rescue Dogs
* Norwegian Air Sports Federation's Air Service

All voluntary organizations associated with search and rescue in Norway that are recognized by the JRCC's and the police, are members of the Voluntary Organizations' Rescue Forum (''Frivillige Organisasjoners Redningsfaglige Forum''; ''FORF'').

Although the voluntary organizations are represented on a national level, the organizations are usually independent on local levels. They're governed like [[Confederation|confederacies]] or [[chain store]]s – e.g. [[Sandefjord]] Red Cross is an independent organization, but is still a subject to the regional [[Vestfold]] Red Cross and thereafter the national [[Norwegian Red Cross]].

Depending on each local organization's needs and budgets, the voluntary organizations may have specialized equipment for carrying out missions effectively, such as [[boat]]s, [[all-terrain vehicle]]s, [[snowmobile]]s, [[ambulance]]s, and [[quadcopter]]s with thermal cameras. Depending on geography and other local circumstances, the local voluntary organizations tend to course their volunteers in fields that are relevant to the local and surrounding areas. Some local voluntary organizations have blue [[Emergency vehicle lighting|emergency lights]] and sirens on their vehicles, though orange and white lights without sirens are more common.

The [[No. 330 Squadron RNoAF|No. 330 Squadron]] of the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] is the only dedicated search and rescue unit operated by the Norwegian government. The squadron operates a total of 16 [[AgustaWestland AW101]], codenamed ''SAR Queen''. Until 2023, the RNoAF used 16 [[Westland Sea King]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forsvaret.no/aktuelt-og-presse/presse/pressemeldinger/orland-er-operative-med-sar-queen|title=Ørland er operative med SAR Queen|website=Forsvaret}}</ref> There have been issues with the phasing in the ''SAR Queen'', due to landing sites across the country not being sized for the increased downwash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/kraftig-ut-mot-aw101-sar-queen-nye-redningshelikopter-1.15241717|title = Redningshelikoptrene kan ikke lande på mange sykehus: – Katastrofalt|date = 12 November 2020}}</ref>

All organizations, either professional or voluntary, have access to the [[Norwegian Public Safety Network|Public Safety Network]].<gallery widths="150" mode="packed">
File:EH-101 SAR Queen (53877191188).jpg|The ''SAR Queen'', Norway's dedicated search and rescue helicopter
File:Norwegian police helicopter LN-ORA.jpg|The police helicopters are also used in search and rescue missions, particularly around the [[Greater Oslo Region]]
File:Røde Kors.jpg|Various volunteers from the Red Cross, People's Aid and Rescue Dogs
File:Skredkurs2017-44 (39871023245).jpg|Norwegian People's Aid volunteers participating in a course, specializing in avalanche search and rescue
File:Lokallaget Moelv og omegn (40723905422).jpg|A snowmobile from Norwegian People's Aid
File:Rescue dog from Norske Redningshunder.jpg|A dog from Norwegian Search and Rescue Dogs
File:RS Uni Kragerø i Risør februar 2018.jpg|RS ''Uni Kragerø'', operated by a voluntary crew
File:Redningsskøyta Idar ulstein wiki.jpg|RS ''Idar Ulstein'', operated by a professional crew
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