Mountain rescue services in England and Wales operate under the association of Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW), formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England & Wales. The association has a number of regional mountain rescue teams, each of which is an independent charity. The team members are highly trained volunteers who are called out by the police.[1]
Keswick MRT station, containing training rooms, operational HQ, and four-bay emergency appliance garage.
MREW is a member of the International Commission for Mountain Rescue (German: Internationale Kommission für Alpines Rettungswesen / IKAR-CISA).[2]
Voluntary mountain rescue teams in England and Wales are independent charities whose members are highly trained volunteers who are called out by the police. The police are legally responsible for land based search and rescue[citation needed] but generally lack the resources to discharge this function effectively. Individual teams are normally known as an MRT (mountain rescue team) but some use the term SRT (search and rescue team) or MS&RT (mountain search and rescue team).[citation needed]
Individual teams are members both of the MREW and of their regional association (which is also represented at MREW). Neither MREW nor the regional associations have authority over the individual teams but provide an opportunity to discuss and agree standards, training and equipment. MREW does provide some equipment funding for MRTs both from its own funds and via a small government grant, but teams have to finance their own running costs through charity fund-raising or sponsorship. MRTs in England and Wales receive no direct government funding. The government provides access by teams to Ordnance Survey mapping.[citation needed]
The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service has three teams – one in Scotland, one in England and one in Wales – and as part of the military is wholly government funded. They have primary responsibility for aircraft crashes on high ground, but also respond to civilian calls for assistance from hikers and climbers.
Although the primary focus of mountain rescue is to locate and evacuate injured and/or lost persons in upland environments, teams also undertake a wide range of roles which may differ from team to team:
missing person searches in lowland areas where access or terrain is difficult;
support to NHSambulance services for difficult casualty evacuation;
support to government agencies/emergency services in flood and heavy snowfall;
support to government agencies/emergency services at major incidents;
swift water rescue;
animal rescue.
Urban search and rescue is currently undertaken by the fire and rescue services as part of their statutory enablement, but at least one mountain rescue team[which?] has chosen to train in this field.[citation needed]
Each team has its own primary area of responsibility but frequently deploy outside these areas in support of other teams.
There are also regional organisations dedicated to the training of search dogs and their handlers. England has two associations, Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England (MRSDE) and the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dog Association (LDMRSD). Wales also has two associations the Search and Rescue Dog Association Wales (SARDA Wales) responding to incidents in North Wales and the Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales (SARDA South Wales). Handlers must be full team members of a mountain rescue team[citation needed] and, once graded, will operate alongside that team, but can also be deployed in support of other teams.
Organisation
The association has 49 regional mountain rescue teams, each of which is an independent charity:
Patterdale MRT station. The 3-storey building contains operational HQ and training facilities, whilst the farther buildings are garages for emergency appliances.Mountain rescue post, Sca Fell
The co-ordinating body for Mountain & Mine Search and Rescue Teams in the Lake District is the Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association:
^"Mountain Rescue England & Wales". mountain.rescue.org. Mountain Rescue England & Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^"ICAR-CISA". ikar-cisa.org. ICAR-CISA. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^"British Cave Rescue Council". caverescue.org.uk. British Cave Rescue Council. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain rescue.
"IKAR-CISA". ikar-cisa.org. IKAR-CISA. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
"Mountain Rescue England and Wales". mountain.rescue.org.uk. Mountain Rescue England & Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
map of MREW locations
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For operations exclusively in Wales see Mountain rescue in Wales This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mountain rescue in England and Wales news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mountain rescue services in England and Wales operate under the association of Mountain Rescue England and Wales MREW formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England amp Wales The association has a number of regional mountain rescue teams each of which is an independent charity The team members are highly trained volunteers who are called out by the police 1 Keswick MRT station containing training rooms operational HQ and four bay emergency appliance garage MREW is a member of the International Commission for Mountain Rescue German Internationale Kommission fur Alpines Rettungswesen IKAR CISA 2 Contents 1 Overview 2 Organisation 2 1 Wales 2 1 1 South 2 1 2 North 2 2 England 2 2 1 Lake District 2 2 2 Pennines 2 2 3 North East 2 2 4 Peak District 2 2 5 West Country and the South West 2 2 6 Yorkshire Dales 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksOverview EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battenburg markings used by mountain rescueVoluntary mountain rescue teams in England and Wales are independent charities whose members are highly trained volunteers who are called out by the police The police are legally responsible for land based search and rescue citation needed but generally lack the resources to discharge this function effectively Individual teams are normally known as an MRT mountain rescue team but some use the term SRT search and rescue team or MS amp RT mountain search and rescue team citation needed Individual teams are members both of the MREW and of their regional association which is also represented at MREW Neither MREW nor the regional associations have authority over the individual teams but provide an opportunity to discuss and agree standards training and equipment MREW does provide some equipment funding for MRTs both from its own funds and via a small government grant but teams have to finance their own running costs through charity fund raising or sponsorship MRTs in England and Wales receive no direct government funding The government provides access by teams to Ordnance Survey mapping citation needed The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service has three teams one in Scotland one in England and one in Wales and as part of the military is wholly government funded They have primary responsibility for aircraft crashes on high ground but also respond to civilian calls for assistance from hikers and climbers Although the primary focus of mountain rescue is to locate and evacuate injured and or lost persons in upland environments teams also undertake a wide range of roles which may differ from team to team missing person searches in lowland areas where access or terrain is difficult support to NHS ambulance services for difficult casualty evacuation support to government agencies emergency services in flood and heavy snowfall support to government agencies emergency services at major incidents swift water rescue animal rescue Urban search and rescue is currently undertaken by the fire and rescue services as part of their statutory enablement but at least one mountain rescue team which has chosen to train in this field citation needed Each team has its own primary area of responsibility but frequently deploy outside these areas in support of other teams Cave rescue has its own umbrella organisation the British Cave Rescue Council 3 but some teams operate as both cave rescue teams and mountain rescue teams There are also regional organisations dedicated to the training of search dogs and their handlers England has two associations Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England MRSDE and the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dog Association LDMRSD Wales also has two associations the Search and Rescue Dog Association Wales SARDA Wales responding to incidents in North Wales and the Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales SARDA South Wales Handlers must be full team members of a mountain rescue team citation needed and once graded will operate alongside that team but can also be deployed in support of other teams Organisation EditThe association has 49 regional mountain rescue teams each of which is an independent charity Wales Edit Main article Mountain Rescue in Wales South Edit The co ordinating body for South Wales is covered by the South Wales Search and Rescue Association Brecon MRT Central Beacons MRT Longtown MRT South amp Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team SMWCRT Western Beacons Mountain SART SARDA South Wales Mountain Rescue Search Dogs North Edit The co ordinating body for North Wales is the North Wales Mountain Rescue Association Aberglaslyn MRT Porthmadog Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team HM Coastguard MRT 83 Holyhead Llanberis MRT North East Wales Search amp Rescue NEWSAR North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation NWCRO Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation South Snowdonia Search amp Rescue SARDA Wales Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue ServiceEngland Edit Lake District Edit Patterdale MRT station The 3 storey building contains operational HQ and training facilities whilst the farther buildings are garages for emergency appliances Mountain rescue post Sca FellThe co ordinating body for Mountain amp Mine Search and Rescue Teams in the Lake District is the Lake District Search amp Mountain Rescue Association Cockermouth MRT Coniston MRT COMRU Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team Kendal MRT Keswick MRT Kirkby Stephen MRT Langdale Ambleside MRT Patterdale MRT Penrith MRT Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Wasdale MRT Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue ServicePennines Edit The co ordinating body for Search amp Rescue in caves moors and hills in West Yorkshire Lancashire Greater Manchester and the Pennines is the Mid Pennine Search amp Rescue Organisation Mid Pennine Search amp Rescue Organisation Bolton MRT Bowland Pennine MRT Calder Valley SRT Cave Rescue Organisation CRO Holme Valley MRT Rossendale and Pendle MRT SARDA England Mountain Rescue Search Dogs North East Edit The co ordinating body for North East is the North East Search amp Rescue Association Cleveland MRT North of Tyne MRT Northumberland National Park MRT Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire Teesdale amp Weardale SMRT SARDA England Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Peak District Edit Mountain Rescue doctor s car in the Peak DistrictThe co ordinating body for the Peak District is the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation which was formed in 1964 Buxton MRT Derby MRT Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation DCRO Edale MRT Glossop MRT Oldham MRT Woodhead MRT SARDA England Search And Rescue Dog Association West Country and the South West Edit The West Country of England is covered by the South West England Rescue Association Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group Mendip Cave Rescue Organisation Severn Area Rescue AssociationThe South West of England is covered by the Peninsula Mountain and Cave Rescue Association Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Ashburton Dartmoor Search amp Rescue Team Plymouth Dartmoor Search amp Rescue Team Tavistock Devon Cave Rescue East Cornwall Search amp Rescue Team Exmoor Search amp Rescue Team North Dartmoor Search amp Rescue Team West Cornwall Search amp Rescue TeamNot currently affiliated to a region Avon and Somerset Search amp RescueYorkshire Dales Edit The Yorkshire Dales are covered by the Yorkshire Dales Rescue Panel Cave Rescue Organisation CRO Scarborough and Ryedale mountain rescue team Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association UWFRA See also EditMountain rescue in Wales Mountains portalNotes Edit Mountain Rescue England amp Wales mountain rescue org Mountain Rescue England amp Wales Retrieved 24 January 2010 ICAR CISA ikar cisa org ICAR CISA Retrieved 24 January 2010 British Cave Rescue Council caverescue org uk British Cave Rescue Council Retrieved 24 January 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain rescue IKAR CISA ikar cisa org IKAR CISA Retrieved 24 January 2010 Mountain Rescue England and Wales mountain rescue org uk Mountain Rescue England amp Wales Retrieved 24 January 2010 map of MREW locations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mountain rescue in England and Wales amp oldid 1170010185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
