MR in the UK
The
MR service will provide assistance to anyone who becomes lost or injured in the mountains, fells or moorland for whatever reason. The service is provided 24 hours per day 7 day per week and operates in all weather conditions.
Mountain Rescue in the whole of the United Kingdom is free of charge both to the person rescued and to any organisation to which they may belong.
During the last few years there has been a considerable increase in the number of requests by the police to mountain rescue teams for search and rescue in non mountain and open country environments. These requests have included searching for children, mentally ill, elderly, confused, or potentially suicidal people missing from their home (or an institution), and searching snow bound roads for stranded motorists.
The teams maintaining their ethos of serving the community and saving lives in wild and remote places have willingly responded to these incidents in addition to the incidents in the mountains, fells and moorland.
Who Provides MR
The vast majority of
Mountain Rescue in England and Wales is undertaken by a network of voluntary mountain rescue teams which have been established on a local basis where the need existed. These teams are all autonomous bodies composed of unpaid volunteers who are called out when their services are required.
There are other organisations which also provide rescue services such as National Park Rangers, RAF Mountain Rescue Teams, and RAF or Royal Navy search and rescue helicopters. All of these teams and organisations work together to provide an integrated response to mountain emergencies working together both in the field and in the planning and organisation of rescues and none makes any charge.
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