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.

All members of the team are unpaid volunteers and come from all walks of life, but all have one thing in common a desire to help others and to prevent harm coming to others. We currently have team members who are Doctors, Nurses, managing directors, IT contractors, builders and paramedics (to name but a few). This range of professions provides a vast array of skills which are regularly called upon - whether it be during a call-out, or behind-the-scenes maintaining and supporting the team, its members and equipment.
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.
To make best use of these skills, the team elect operational team members into various positions of responsibility. These include officers, who are specialists in a particular operational area and may also act as consultant and advisor to the team. 

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.


Mission Statement

1) The protection and preservation of life and property (to include animals were health & safety allows) by the provision and maintenance of a team of trained volunteers with the skills of specialist land and sea rescue techniques to assist the emergency services, other statutory agencies and the public

2) The provision of education and training particularly in the field of first aid and search & rescue techniques

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