The Air Ground Rescue Team of Reykjavík (FBSR) was founded in 1950 in the aftermath of the Geysir air crash on Vatnajökull glacier. The rescue team is made up of many competent volunteer members who have been highly trained in various types of rescue missions.

FBSR is a a nonprofit, noncommercial, volunteer-based organization that specializes in search and rescue services on land. The rescue team is divided into three divisions; technical division, mission division and trainee/novice division. More specified subdivisions are under each of these divisions.