Emergency pastoral care is spiritual support in extreme situations, offering assistance to those affected, witnesses, and relatives after accidents or emergencies. The high acceptance and significance of this task is reflected in the increasing number of deployments in recent years. With a declining number of pastors, the demand for volunteers is growing. The handbook on emergency pastoral care addresses these challenges in its third, completely revised edition. It prepares the emergency responders as before for specific scenarios such as delivering death notifications, traffic accidents, suicide attempts, and support during disasters, as well as for special groups like children or the hearing impaired. Additionally, the aftercare for relatives of firefighters and rescue services continues to be a significant focus. At the same time, the handbook also looks towards organizational aspects.