The first National Rescue Challenge has been organized with the purpose to encourage emergency services from all over the country to enhance their professional standards and competencies to meet new emergency challenges with increasing number of traffic collision, mushroom growth of high-rise buildings, risk of chemical and hazardous material incidents, increasing number of terrorist activities and above all unsafe and risky living practices of the community. The National Rescue Challenge coincides with the 5th anniversary of start of Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) in
Lahore on 14th October, 2004. There shall be shared with other emergency services and delegates coming from all over the country during this National event. Community Safety advice, proper emergency practices and much more! Therefore all emergency services are welcome to participate in the challenge and prove their standards.