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Romania takes the second place in Europe from the point of view of its speleological potential, with its more than
12000 documented caves, wonderful opportunities for both research and tourism.
Due to various case studies, and, especially due to the diffi culty involved by these kind of interventions, this
particular type of rescue activity had to be regulated as well. The Law no. 402 from 2006
regarding the prevention of accidents and the organization of underground rescue activities
– law adopted due to Romanian Salvaspeo Corps Association’s (CORSA) lobby –
specifi cally adopts the creation of Salvaspeo county services. Since the beginning
these services have been integrated into the pre-existing Salvamont structures, by
transforming these into county public services Salvamont-Salvaspeo. Rescue
activities are thus organized in all 14 counties with speleological potential,
meaning Arad, Alba, Argeș, Bihor, Caraș-Severin, Cluj, Dâmbovița, Gorj,
Harghita, Hunedoara, Mureș, Mehedinți, Neamț and Vâlcea.
Training stages are organized yearly, with local, regional, or national
speleological rescue exercises, or with experience exchanges with
speleological rescue structures from other countries.
Very well equipped, with mixed professional and volunteer
based teams, the Salvamont-Salvaspeo services are capable
of any underground intervention, in classic caves, or
submerged ones, pit caves, mountain lakes, or
submerged industrial tunnels.