In the event of an alert, the members leave their place of work and attempt so quickly as possible to arrive at the emergency location.

A team is often confronted with difficult conditions. Many accidents occur during inclement weather and are often outside of hiking paths and ski slopes. Risk of falls result from stumbling and slipping, climbing during bad weather, falling into crevasses and the collapse of snow cornices. Even exhaustion or becoming suddenly ill are common reasons for the deployment of mountain rescuers. The trained team of the Mountain Rescue Tirol attempt at the best of their ability and in difficult situations to rescue at locations where helicopters and ambulances cannot be utilized.

Our alpine medics who have been trained in the most modern medical standards take over upon arrival at the patient. Upon preparation for evacuation in a mountain stretcher or Akja, the alpine medics do their best to treat injuries and to protect the patient from hypothermia.

The most intensive rescue missions in winter are avalanche accidents. Normally multiple helicopters are deployed which transport mountain rescuers and equipment to the avalanche site. Upon arrival at the site, the Mountain Rescue Tirol utilizes its own developed search method known as the ``systematic search for avalanche victims"" which incorporates all current search techniques into one efficient system.

Not to be overlooked is the motivation and idealism of the mountain rescuers. They finance for the most part all personal equipment for rescue missions out their own pockets. In order to keep abreast of and expand the current state of the art, members regularly participate in training courses and exercises.