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This resource supports the Social Studies curriculum as well as linking with the other curriculum areas and focuses on the ways emergency and rescue services are organised and carried out; the many different people who become involved when a crisis or emergency occurs; the range of technological developments involved and how they assist; the value of these services to the community, and our responsibility for maintaining safety. Topics include St. John Ambulance, The Fire Brigade, Land Search and Rescue, Rescue Helicopter, Repairing a Landslip, Surf Life Saving, The Coastguard, Civil Defence.