High-risk extraction
Bringing people out of dangerous, hard-to-reach environments when conventional routes to safety are closed.
HARP Rescue / High-Risk Extraction & Disaster Response
From disaster zones to high-risk environments, HARP Rescue mobilizes experienced rescue professionals to bring people to safety when it matters most.
Our Operations
HARP Rescue focuses exclusively on high-risk extraction and disaster response. HARP Rescue maintains a team of experienced rescue professionals, mobilizing the right personnel and resources for each mission.
Bringing people out of dangerous, hard-to-reach environments when conventional routes to safety are closed.
Mobilizing our experienced rescue professionals into disaster zones to reach survivors and move them to safety.
Understand the situation, the risk and who needs help.
Commit the right team members and resources from our own team to the mission.
Move into the environment with a defined plan.
Get people to safety, then stand down.
03 / The Record
Different countries. Different crises. One commitment: To Save as many lives as possible.
04 / Who We Are
HARP Rescue is led by an executive board and advisors whose backgrounds span special operations, intelligence, medicine and humanitarian response.
05 / Accountability
Our responsibility extends beyond the missions we undertake. It includes the decisions we make, the resources entrusted to us, and our commitment to the people we serve.
Every deployment begins with an assessment of the situation, available resources, and the personnel required to carry out the mission.
Contributions help support the personnel, equipment, transportation, and logistical requirements of high-risk extraction and disaster response.
We believe trust is built through responsible decisions, documented operations, and a commitment to the people who depend on us.
Operations featured on
Every rescue requires preparation, experience, and resources. Your contribution helps put those resources in place before the next mission begins.
Help fund the next missionSecure checkout through Zeffy · HARP Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law
06 / Stay informed
Field updates, mission reports and the stories behind our work, sent only when there’s something worth telling.
No noise. No spam. Just the work.
The founder’s story
In 2016, Burke Bryant founded the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project (HARP) in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Witnessing the violence against civilians and the dangers preventing aid from reaching those in need, he recognized a critical gap: people were trapped in life-threatening situations with few options for escape.
HARP was born to close that gap.
What began as an emergency response initiative evolved into a specialized rescue organization operating in conflict zones and disaster-stricken regions worldwide. Since its founding, HARP has conducted high-risk operations credited with saving more than 17,000 lives.
Today, HARP brings together experienced professionals from military, medical, emergency response, and other specialized backgrounds, united by a commitment to getting people to safety.
Its work has received national media coverage, international recognition, and two consecutive Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The mission remains unchanged: When lives are at risk, we respond.
