Emergency services in Israel

Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service

ZAKA (, abbreviation for Zihuy Korbanot Ason, , ) is a series of voluntary post-disaster response teams in Israel, each operating in a police district (two in the Central District due to geographic considerations). They are recognized by the Israeli government. The full name is "ZAKA – Identification, Extraction and Rescue – True Kindness" (). The two largest ZAKA factions are Zaka Tel Aviv and ZAKA Search and Rescue.

free, volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization in Israel

thumb|A Hatzalah ambulance in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights neighborhood of [[Brooklyn in New York City]] thumb|A Hatzolah aircraft Hatzalah, also spelled Hatzolah or Hatzola (; , ), is the title used by many Jewish volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organizations serving mostly areas with Jewish communities around the world. Most local branches operate independently of each other, but use the common name. It is also often called Chevra Hatzalah, which loosely translates as "Group of Rescuers".

national Israeli fire and rescue organization