SOUTH LAKES SEARCH & RESCUE 

A Company Limited by Guarantee/ No. 07281782

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 Today sees the launch our new appeal

Cars for Life !

All of our teams both in Community First Response and Rescue services , urgently require funding for two vehicles that will be used to respond to incidents in our geographical region and beyond.

If you , your organization or company can assist us in any way please contact Andrea via email at : anicholls@slsar.org.uk or telephone :07738 562304

 
 
The Bay Radio in Conjunction with English Lakes Ice Cream have so very kindly donated £500 towards purchasing equipment for South Lakes Search & Rescue. From every member of the team Thank you to all those involved , your support is fantastic.
 
 
SLSAR would like to Thank Diamould in Barrow for there generous donation , which will help us purchase equipment for the Dalton Team. We really do appreciate your support and the support of local business whom without there generous donations SLSAR would not continue to succeed.
Many Thanks from everyone at SLSAR
 

 Who & What is SLSAR 

SLSAR is a voluntary Community First Responder and Multi Rescue capable organisation operating in the South Lakes Region
We will be able to provide dedicated Community First Response Teams and due to the nature of SLSAR, We will respond nationally to flood rescue and search calls as well as emergency swift water rescue and flooding incidents within Cumbria with expertise in the following area's : 


Dedicated Community First Responder Team(s)

Searches for Missing Persons

Mud Rescue

 Flood Rescue

 Fast Water Rescue

 Still Water Rescue

 Support at public events

Assist the emergency services in times of natural disaster or civil emergency 

with skills in Searching,Swift Water Rescue , Still Water Rescue and Medical Care SLSAR are seeking to recruit members from various backgrounds , to be able to provide specialist teams to work on there own or with existing agencies at Medical , Flood , Swift Water and Search and Rescue Incidents

Within the Voluntary Arena , SLSAR will and are seeking to forge Links with other agencies and groups across the county and the Country as a whole

 

The Vision

We aim to provide a team of volunteers who have the required skills, experience and local knowledge as well as the necessary equipment and communications facilities to be able to be of genuine assistance to all the emergency services. We will provide this service at any time of the day or night, without charge, in any situation where one of the official emergency services or other approved organisations decides that there efforts would benefit from the kind of support that we can offer.

Every member of SLSAR is a volunteer and the Team is funded entirely through donations from the public and local business'.The key asset of SLSAR is its flexibility and an ever present willingness to help.
Through understanding what each member is able to offer in skills, qualifications and experience we are able to build a membership base that we know will meet the challenges that are placed upon us.
Our membership is made of people who wish to be able to give something back to the local community. What better way than to assist our local emergency services in times of need when they are at there most stretched.
From this, SLSAR is committed to build a highly skilled team able to assist with the up most professional manor. Our goal is to be the team in which others wishing to work with the use as a role model and bench mark.


Mission Statement

To foster the safety of and provide and maintain an effective Rescue/Community First Response service for the assistance of any human being or boat (or animal where health and safety allows) of any nature in peril from the sea or land in the area South Lakeland in the county of Cumbria, and the county of Cumbria as a whole.

SLSAR is made up entirely of Volunteers who give there time, energy and skills for free to provide this vital service to the local community

Members come from all different walks of life , from Farmers to Drivers to Doctors to receptionists , but all have one thing in common a desire to help others and to prevent harm coming to others