rescue equipment vs equipment

rescue equipment and equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rescue equipment	Yes	No	No	No
equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, equipment is a hypernym of rescue equipment; that is, equipment is a word with a broader meaning than rescue equipment:

rescue equipment: equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency
equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

rescue equipment (noun)	equipment (noun)
equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency	an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service