The rescuers worked through the night to reach the trapped hikers.

The rescuer climbed the cliff to reach the stranded hikers.

When the storm stranded the hikers, the self-rescuers fashioned makeshift shelters and rationed their food until help arrived.

During the mine collapse, the worker used his self-rescuer to breathe while rescuers dug him out.

Under the professional rescuers doctrine, emergency personnel cannot usually recover damages for injuries sustained while performing a rescue.