DIRECTORY OF SOME UK TEAMS
(READ THIS NOTICE: This is NOT a membership website. This is a general list of some teams involved in SAR type activities IN the UK. This website is a yellow pages or web director of sorts. Please contact the specific organization or agencies for actual enquiries of a specific nature.)
The vast Search and Rescue capacity in the United Kingdom is complemented by overlapping operational capacities which are inter-stitched in a network of regional and specialist teams.
Many are dedicate unpaid volunteers and all are very committed to the work they do in the pursuit of saving lives and helping people.
Here we will list UK based teams and their parent bodies.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:
This should be considered a "Yellow Pages" of sorts. This is NOT a SAR membership website. This is a general list of some teams involved in SAR type activities IN the United Kingdom. Please contact specific agencies for actual enquiries of a specific nature.)
Please do not use this as a way to express your interest or affiliation with any organization.
In Alphabetical Order as listed by United Nations INSARAG
UKISAR UK Fire Service Search & Rescue Team (Classified Team)
The majority of Mountain Rescue representative bodies:
The United Kingdom's Governing Body for Lowland Search and Rescue and represents its national member teams:
Lowland Search Dogs UK
UK Independent Lifeboats
Lifeguarding and Surf Life Saving
representative body for volunteer underground rescue organisations in the UK
NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list and will be continually added to or adjusted for inclusion and accuracy.
There are other specialist teams who specialise in the use of certain vehicle types to perform Search and Rescue
There are other specialist teams who specialise in various forms of Medical Emergency Response and Pre-Hospital Care.
There are other specialist teams and resources such as Medical Teams, Helicopter SAR Teams and their coordination, the use of technical search, The Use of Drones (RPAS / UAVs).
These will be added in due course.
