The BEST episodes of Rescue Special Ops

Every episode of Rescue Special Ops ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rescue Special Ops!

Dean and Chase Gallagher are brothers. Competitive alpha males, they argue over everything, agree on nothing, but defend each other from outsiders no matter what. They're also members of the Special Operations Rescue Unit. Experienced paramedics in peak physical condition, they're called in for complex search and rescue operations. With the latest in tools and training, they can access anyone, anywhere, under any conditions.

Last Updated: 11/2/2026Network: Nine NetworkStatus: Ended
Off the Rails
star
8.50
116 votes

#1 - Off the Rails

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/6/2010

Chase uncovers a deadly conspiracy at an underground train disaster, Dean and Lara get an unexpected shock while searching for a man lost in subway tunnels, and Vince makes a startling confession while helping a suicidal man.

Enemy Mine
star
8.30
87 votes

#2 - Enemy Mine

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2010

Dean and the team are back, and they risk their lives to save a miner trapped in an underground disaster. Michelle fears for her team's safety when Vince uncovers a criminal conspiracy at the gold mine, and Vince is tempted by a lucrative job offer to leave Special Ops.

Directors: Peter Andrikidis
Writer: John Ridley
Out of the Ashes
star
8.30
115 votes

#3 - Out of the Ashes

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2010

Michelle risks the future of Rescue when she covers up a sex scandal involving a government minister. The team uncovers a trail of arson and murder while rescuing guests from a luxury hotel, and Dean learns the heartbreaking truth about his girlfriend Anika.

Shock Jock
star
8.20
144 votes

#4 - Shock Jock

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2010

A massive explosion rips through the A-list party of an infamous breakfast radio host. Michelle takes extreme action when the rivalry between Chase and Bingo starts to affect their work.

Directors: Shawn Seet
Writer: Dave Warner
Find My Baby
star
8.00
115 votes

#5 - Find My Baby

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2010

Dean is obsessed with finding a missing child after a freak car accident. Chase wins more than gratitude when he saves his counsellor, Emma, from a violent patient. A dispute over a winning lottery ticket threatens to wreck Jordan and Heidi's friendship.

Directors: Ian Barry
Writer: Dave Warner
Crazy Love
star
8.00
87 votes

#6 - Crazy Love

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/2010

Michelle and her baby are kidnapped, sparking a desperate manhunt and rescue for Dean, Vince and the team. Michelle receives the DNA tests on her son. So who is the father? Chase suffers a painful injury during a high rise rescue.

Fearless
star
8.00
29 votes

#7 - Fearless

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/2011

Rescue attends an MVA involving a truck and a BMW. Dean and Chase attempt to free trapped Tyler, a stressed-out share trader who's more worried about making a morning meeting than any injuries he may have acquired. But his crush injuries look serious, and Dean and Chase doubt his chances of survival.

One for the Money
star
7.80
116 votes

#8 - One for the Money

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/13/2010

Lara finds herself the target of organised crime after rescuing a charming con man from a plane crash, and Chase and the team are plagued by bad luck while treating the survivors of a light plane crash in remote wilderness.

Jordan's Choice
star
7.60
145 votes

#9 - Jordan's Choice

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/19/2010

Returning from a surfing safari, Jordan attends a cliff-top bus crash and is forced to make a fateful choice over whose life to save. Vince uses all his romantic charm to catch a con woman during a date, and Lara has the last laugh after Dean supports her husband's decision to buy a motorbike.

Directors: Arnie Custo
Writer: Sarah Smith
Locked In
star
7.50
58 votes

#10 - Locked In

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2010

The team is caught in a deadly child custody dispute after rescuing a family from a car crash. Heidi's quest to become a chopper pilot takes a nosedive, and Chase helps Bingo get justice after he is conned by an old schoolmate.

Directors: Peter Andrikidis
Thicker Than Water
star
7.30
86 votes

#11 - Thicker Than Water

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2010

After risking their lives to save a missing kayaker, the team is hunted down by a murderous drug addict in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Also, Jordan and Heidi discover a secret drug lab in a national park.

Directors: Shawn Seet
Storm Chaser
star
7.30
87 votes

#12 - Storm Chaser

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/1/2011

Wind buffets the Patrol as Heidi and Jordan race to rescue a storm chaser, Ed, trapped in his upturned car. However, the wind hampers their rescue and threatens to send the car over a cliff.

Stolen
star
7.30
87 votes

#13 - Stolen

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2011

Swinging by her office early one morning, Michelle interrupts an intruder photocopying Rescue documents. In the ensuing foot chase, the intruder is sideswiped by a car.

First day as Team Leader
star
7.00
29 votes

#14 - First day as Team Leader

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/2009

Lara's first day as Team Leader goes horribly wrong when a hoax emergency puts the team in danger. Vince and Michelle are terrorised by an intruder at Rescue HQ and Heidi is jealous when Jordan flirts with a sexy bushwalker.

Directors: Ian Barry
Writer: Dave Warner
Ambushed
star
7.00
87 votes

#15 - Ambushed

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2011

The team is threatened with the introduction of Lifeblood, a privately owned rescue organisation trying to take over their business. It leaves the entire team on edge, in fear of losing their jobs and their future in rescue work.

Rock Stars
star
7.00
58 votes

#16 - Rock Stars

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2010

The heat is on Rescue to locate a missing rock star after a disaster at a music festival. Jordan fights to help Heidi fulfil her dream of becoming a Rescue chopper pilot.

Secrets and Lies
star
7.00
29 votes

#17 - Secrets and Lies

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2011

When a young girl, Lily, is found trapped on a crumbling cliff ledge by the ocean, Rescue call for the Lifeblood chopper - only to find that the ballsy pilot is none other than Heidi.

It's Not the Fall That Kills You
star
7.00
87 votes

#18 - It's Not the Fall That Kills You

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2011

Called to a high-rise office to rescue a general manager and his assistant when their late-night tryst goes horribly wrong, Rescue are shocked to discover the real reason for the GM's heart attack.

Break Out
star
7.00
87 votes

#19 - Break Out

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/11/2011

The Rescue team attend an overturned bus on a lonely stretch of bush highway, only to discover it is full of female prisoners.

The Dunes
star
7.00
87 votes

#20 - The Dunes

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/18/2011

The team are testing out their new quad bikes on the Kurnell dunes when they come across a critically injured boy, Shaun, in a smashed-up dune buggy.

Chemical Brothers
star
7.00
87 votes

#21 - Chemical Brothers

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/25/2011

When a light plane strays into city airspace and can't be contacted, Rescue is dispatched to trail it in the event of an emergency.

Art Attack
star
7.00
87 votes

#22 - Art Attack

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/8/2011

Rescue are stretched thin having responded to an incident at a large art gallery where a cleaner has launched himself from the mezzanine and impaled himself on a valuable steel sculpture below. Around the same time a woman has wedged her car into an adjoining alley.

Missing Pieces
star
7.00
87 votes

#23 - Missing Pieces

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/15/2011

The Rescue unit attends an MVA involving one Helen Hillerstrom, who reveals her son, Oscar, is missing in the Blue Mountains.

Class of Their Own
star
7.00
87 votes

#24 - Class of Their Own

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/22/2011

The Rescue team are called to a teenage party, where a balcony has collapsed, trapping many. It's chaos on the ground as drunken kids interfere with the rescue and hysterical bleeding teens need to be wrangled.

The Intervention
star
7.00
29 votes

#25 - The Intervention

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/29/2011

Rescue search the bush for a missing prospector, Simon Prestwich, but Lara and Dean are distracted when a car crashes on a fire trail.