Katrin Jakobsdottir was a member of Parliament from 2007 to 2024. Prior to that she tought Icelandic, worked in publishing, writing and in the media as well as being a deputy city council woman in Reykjavik 2002 -2006. 

Active member of search and rescue group for 24 years. I am a SAR instructor, search manager, swiftwater rescue technician, SAR drone pilot etc.

Dr. Christopher (Chris) S. Young, PhD, has been active in search and rescue (SAR) since 1981, managing searches since 1986. He serves as chair of the Bay Area Search and Rescue Council, Inc. (BASARC).

Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir is a law school graduate, policeman and currently the National Chief of Police. 

Sigurður Bjargi is a rapid reponse mountain rescuer from Hjálparsveit Skáta í Kópavogi and also a part time firefighter in the South of Iceland. He worked for a decade as a mountain guide and gained there significant mountaineering experience. Sigurður Bjarki was amoung the first wave of rescuers that came to aid the local rescue teams in Öræfin and Höfn.

Zuzana Stanton-Geddes is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World bank, where since 2010, she has been working on projects and analytics related to urban resilience, flood risk management, post-disaster recovery, and risk financing.

Friðfinnur Freyr Guðmundsson, a Search and Rescue volunteer for over 30 years is project manager for emergency preparedness for Isavia, airport authority, chairman of the ICE-SAR National Command and has been one of the Team Leaders of the Icelandic international rescue team (USAR).

Glory Chitwood is completing her master’s thesis in environment and natural resources at the University of Iceland, focusing on how climate change and natural hazards affect Iceland’s search and rescue teams.

Vídir Reynisson is General Director of Iceland's Civil Protection and Emergency Management. Vidir s background is in Search and Rescue (SAR) and police, ranging from field searches for missing persons to command and control of SAR operations.

For 13 years Helga Björk worked for ICE-SAR and is also a member of Reykjavik Rescue Team, HSSR. 

Anton has been a member of the rescue squad since 1997. The main emphasis has been on rescue operations in the mountains and wilderness.

Wife, mother, emergency room nurse, EMT, member of Dalvík's rescue team, all season outddor enthusiast. Registered nurse at Akureyri hospital from 2008 with breaks, emergency nurse at St.

I am Senior navigator at the Norwegian search and rescue squadron. I have worked at 330 Squadron since 2006. First 11 years on Sea King until 2017. Then on the new SAR helicopter AW101 SAR Queen.

Jeff Schettler is a retired police K9 handler who worked for the City of Alameda and County of Amador in California and was attached to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Teams’ K9 Assistance Program for two years.

UK based ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon. Volunteer Cataract surgeon in Bolivia and Ecuador. Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Instructor, also certified in Advanced Medical Life Support and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care.

Þorsteinn Tryggvi Másson is a memberfélagi of Árborg and Hveragerdi rescue teams and has tought avalanche search and rescue and search techniques since 2013. 

Bárður Árnason is a member of Árborg rescue team and has tought avalanche search and rescue, wilderness travel and wayfinding since 2000.

Pete Roberts recently stood down as an operational member of Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team (NNPMRT) after 50 years of active service. In that time he held a variety of key roles and has been Team Leader twice.

Experienced SAR volunteer in arctic environment. Specialist in drones especially, and a member of a joint task force to plan and allow simultaneously use of drone, helicopter and planes. Also a contributer of data for development of AI for SAR

Has been involved in volunteer search dog work since 1972 when she attended a seminar given by Bill and Jean Syrotuck.

Peng Bibo, Chief Physician and Doctor of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital of China. In 2001, he was responsible for establishing the China International Search and Rescue Team and led the team to participate in international rescue missions in Iran.

Jake is an avid search and rescue operator, who works full time as a rescue crewman with the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter in Sydney, and a rescue volunteer with the NSW State Emergency Service.

53y old commissioned officer (captain) at DEMA Danish Emergency Management Agency and have worked with national fire and rescue services for more than 30 years, both nationaly and international.

Daníel has been a member of the Search and Rescue team in Garðabær since 2008 and is a competent mountaineer. He studied meteorology in Innsbruck from 2014 to 2017 and has worked as a meteorologist in Iceland since then. 

Arnar Thor studied electronics and has worked as an electronic technician. Has been a police officer since 1998. Since 2005, working at National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police.

Kevin Wickersham, MS, CEM, serves as the Response Section Manager at the Washington State Emergency Management Division in the US.

I am an emergency physicians speacialised in mountain rezcue in the frenc Alps since 15 years.

Þuríður is a tourism and marketing specialist and has been working in different fields of tourism for the last 30 years. 

Andrew is passionate about disaster management and mobilising communities as first responders. He joined the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) in 2010 as a disaster volunteer, supporting communities across the state during significant floods, storms and bushfires.

Currently employed as the Head of Dismounted Soldier Systems programme in the Danish Defence, embracing doctrine and technology into every aspect of the armed forces, especially infantry and SOF operators.

WL GORE & Associates Product Specialist for Structural Fire, Technical Rescue and Emergency Medical service application.

Matthew is a qualified and experienced Captain in the field of maritime search and rescue (SAR), having served in the sector for over 14 years and as Commander and instructor on search and rescue hovercrafts, inshore and offshore SAR vessels in the UK and across Europe in a variety of maritime SAR contexts.

Böðvar is the founder and CEO of ÖRUGG Consulting Engineers (ÖRUGG verkfræðistofa).

Michael Israelson is a sales director from Motorola Solutions with responsibility for the Nordics. 

Kolbeinn is a rescue man/rescue swimmer, medic and navigation officer aboard ICG helicopters and previously a navigation officer aboard ICG vessels around Iceland and in Frontex operations in the Mediterranean sea.

Chief of Operation and Director of ICG maritime Operation. Served as navigation officer and vessel captain, navigation officer, diver and rescue swimmer on helicopters / fixed wing aircraft from 1992.

Jerome has been a member and a leader in the King County Search and Rescue organization (Washington State) for the last 15 years.

Örn a member of the search and rescue team Ársæll and has been an active member of SAR teams since 2003.

Jón Haukur is a geotechnical engineer with engineering firm Efla, and has from the first eruption in Fagradalsf mountain, been a key factor in the design and control of building infrastructure to ensure access for first responders to the area.

Ágúst Þór Gunnlaugsson (1987) started rescue team training in 2004 and has been active in mountain rescue since 2007. 

Ólína is a professor and dean of the department of social science of Bifrost University. She is also an author and a scholar and has been a member of ICE-SAR for many years.

Dr. Smith is an EMS and Emergency Medicine physician practicing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and is the current Medical Director for Wilderness Medical Associates International.

Brian Carriere brings over 30 years of experience in the healthcare and emergency services sectors, focusing on Emergency Management, Administration, and Systems Development.

Dr. Þorsteinn Sæmundsson graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Quaternary geology from the University of Lund, in Sweden in 1995. 

Chris Burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author.

Benoît Vivier works as Public Affairs Director for the European Emergency Number Association. 

Ástvaldur Helgi worked as a guide for 12 years, and began a teaching career in mountaineering with FAS in 2017.

Matthew believes in the volunteer and humanitarian spirit. Rescue provides the opportunity to create greater meaning and purpose in the marine environment he loves.

Julie is the Curriculum Director for Wilderness Medical Associates International and has been a Lead instructor with them since 2002.

Axel is from Akureyri, Iceland where he works full-time as a professional Firefigter/EMT-A and also does air ambulance flights. He has been a member of ICE-SAR since 2005 and has been an instructor for ICE-SAR´s rescue school since 2008 and he is the wilderness medical training manager at the rescue school. He´s also an instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates International.

Alma is a doctor, with a specialist degree and a PhD in anaesthesia and intensive care. She also has a specialist degree in health care administration and a masters degree in public health and administration.

Freysteinn Sigmundsson is geophysicist at University of Iceland studying volcanoes and other processes causing ground deformation in Iceland, and associated natural hazards.

FOUNDER & CEO of World Extreme Medicine Adventurer, pioneer, entrepreneur, founder, leader, and innovator. An honorary associate professor, & aquanaut former Coastguard Rescue Officer. Mark was awarded a prestigious EC50 Award for 'people who are changing the world that the world needs to know about'.

Einar Sveinn is the Chief of the Fire department of Grindavik, born in Dalvik in the north of Iceland. Einar is a certified fire man and has finished all required courses for fire prevention.

Ari is a structural engineer, and heads a branch of Verkis engineering firm in the south of Iceland.

Andrea specializes in evidence based first response and psychosocial triage during and after terrorist attacks, mass casualty incidents and suicide postvention.

Einar Magnús works as an expert in advertising and promotion at Samgungstofa. However, for most of his life, he has worked in filmmaking and photography. 

Internationally recognized as a expert on team performance, Utah State University (USA) Professor Scott Hammond is also a veteran of over 500 search and rescue missions.

Vilhjálmur is a shift supervisor at Neyðarlínan, the emergency dispatch in Icleand, and a member of the Reykjavik rescue team Ársæll.

Hrafnhildur, in daily life called Habba, started her rescue team career with a team in Kopavogur but in recent years has been working with the Rescue team Kari near Skaftafell.

I am an anesthesiologist living in Akureyri, Iceland. I have been a flight doctor for almost three decades, in USA, Iceland, Norway and Greenland.

Freyr Ingi Björnsson is the head instructer in mountaineering with ICE-SAR's Rescue School.

Siggi is a professional photographer and also a member of ICE-SAR since 1990. He has been a freelance photographer for ICE_SAR since 1997.

Sólveig was the Team Leader for a 11-person group that responded to the devastating earthquake in Turkiye in February 2023.

Dagbjartur, a seasoned Emergency and Disaster Response Manager, brings over 35 years of expertise in Search and Rescue.

Árdís Björk Jónsdóttir is the CEO of Stokkur software. Stokkur has been working with and developing the SafeTravel app in cooperation with the product owners.

Director Fleet, HR and Operation  I have been within car rental business over 26 years.