The Rescue Down Under event hosted in Australia, saw the formulation of the World Council for Rescue Organisations which is now the World Rescue Organisation.
- 1999 – Australia
The first official World Rescue Challenge was held in Scotland,
- 2000 – Scotland
- 2001 – South Africa
- 2002 – Czech Republic
- 2003 – Canada
- 2004 – England
- 2005 – New Zealand
- 2006 – South Africa
- 2007 – Spain
- 2008 – Wales
- 2009 – Germany
- 2010 – Ireland
- 2011 – New Zealand
- 2012 – England
- 2013 – America
- 2014 – England UK Fire Service College
- 2015 – Portugal
- 2016 – Brasil
- 2017 – Romania
- 2018 – South Africa
- 2019 – France
- 2020 – USA (Miami) Cancelled
- 2021 – First Virtual Challenge – [Luxembourg host]
- 2022 – Luxembourg
- 2023 – Lanzarote
- 2024 – Azores