On February 26, 2000, the Fiskaklettur Search and Rescue Team and the Scout Rescue Team in Hafnarfjörður merged under the banner of the "Hafnarfjörður Search and Rescue Team". The merger created one of the largest and most powerful search and rescue teams in the country, equipped with a large number of equipment, personnel and 50 years of rescue work behind them.

The "Hafnarfjörður Search and Rescue Team" operates within ICE-SAR and is one of the founding units of the Search and Rescue association.

The Hafnarfjordur SAR call sign is SPORI.

The team operates in most areas of rescue work and thus prepares itself to be able to respond to any kind of emergency, whether on land or at sea. The activities can be divided into three main categories: land, sea and equipment. Each works in their own field and manages their own agenda. The members of the SAR-team go to great lengths to keep themselves, as well as equipment in the best possible condition so that they can react quickly when the need arises.