Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Search and rescue

We raise funds to help and support vulnerable groups of HIV/AIDS orphans in Myanmar (Burma). To give them the care and life saving antiretroviral drugs they need, also get them back with their extended family in the community. We will do this by strengthening activities of self help groups already on the ground. Now extended to trafficked and displaced children due to the civil war.

The charity, also known as RAYNET, is the national organisation coordinating and supporting local groups across the UK who assist user services and other organisations involved in rescue services in protecting human life and property in the event of a local or national emergency by supplementing existing communications or providing alternative forms of communications.

To assist in the Search and Rescue of persons missing or in difficulties in inhospitable terrain and open country particularly in Wales

To provide a life saving first response under the direction of the South East Coast Ambulance Service.

Members are aged from age 8 years old. The children progress through the RLSS and SLSGB awards which allow them to become part of our patrol team who provide water safety cover at various river and lake-based events throughout Wychavon and wider each year. We enter lifesaving competitions, in swimming pool and beach environments. We have a Flood Rescue section which over 18's can train for.

NSART is a group of highly trained volunteers working alongside Nottinghamshire Police to search for and rescue high risk missing vulnerable people, including people with dementia, suicidal and children.NSART is available 365 days a year; 24 hours a day free of charge. NSART is associated to Lowland Rescue and UKSAR.Mutual aid to other UKSAR teams, Police, Ambulance and Fire services.

In promoting the Trust's Objects our focus has been on training in CPR and emergency life saving skills for secondary school age children and those who interact with them, in city and county secondary schools and sports clubs, including the provision of defibrillators, raising awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death syndrome , and the establishment of small grants and awards for young people.

To encourage best practice and theoretical instruction and practical application of fire prevention, fire safety, extinction and first aid to the injured. Providing a central organisation for fire and rescue services and generally to do things as may from time to time be necessary to elevate the status of the wider service for the benefit of the community at large.

Provide lifeguard and water safety training to club members.

Swiftwater and Flood Search and Rescue Capabilities throughout the UK for Domestic Emergency Services.

3 OBJECTS The objects for which the Region is established are to save lives and prevent drowning and to provide education and training in all areas relating to lifesaving, rescue and resuscitation for the benefit of the public mainly in the county of Devon but when required in other areas by:

Delivering lifeguarding, water safety, and rescue services to communities and events throughout the UK, ensuring the safe enjoyment of water for all. Educating the public in water safety and lifesaving skills through the delivery of training courses and opportunities to learn. Operating a fleet of boats, vehicles, equipment, managed by a diverse team of experienced water safety volunteers.

To provide voluntary surveillance and rescue service in the area of the Knap, in the Vale of Glamorgan.To provide a purposeful form of physical recreation for its members.To further the aims of lifesaving and lifeguard work.

Pensions4Paws support retired Police and Fire Dogs from Hampshire Constabulary, Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. When a Police or Fire Dog retires from the service it no longer receives any financial assistance. We aim to raise money to pay for the veterinary care of these animals in their old age.

To provide rescue services for humans & livestock in times of disaster (both natural and unnatural) To assist groups and individuals to prepare for natural disaster.To help in the teaching of survival skills, both home and abroad

WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE / LOCAL COMMUNITES ON COMMUNITY SAFETY. OUR WORK INCLUDES, FIRE PREVENTION, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR E.G FIRESETTING, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND SAFE DRIVING. WE PROVIDE ADVICE AND EXPERTISE, MAKE GRANTS TO LOCAL GROUPS IN NEED, RAISE FUNDING, ASSIST OTHER GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDING AND HELP TRAIN AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS.

Provide the police with an underground search and rescue service: DCRO is the closest organisation for the following police force areas - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire (part), Derbyshire, Greater Manchester (part), Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire (part) and Warwickshire.

providing voluntary search and rescue capability

Y.E.S has secured life-saving surgeries and helped people with medical conditions,prescribed medication for the poor.Families living in tents have been given new clothes,toys and footballs to play with. We work directly with local doctors and key workers in refugee camps in Iraq/Kurdistan to give and sustain rapid and effective response to almost daily emergencies facing the Yezidi population.

We aim to prevent drowning, promote water safety & safe enjoyment of water activities. We give training in personal survival, water safety, lifesaving & life support to all ages. We provide lifeguard & first aid services to water sport & leisure events eg rowing regattas, sea swims etc. We run in-shore rescue boats, paddle craft with mobile first aid equipped with medical oxygen & defibrillator.

The Councils objects are to relieve suffering and distress amongst persons and animals endangered by accidents or natural hazards by co-ordinating and providing support for member underground search and rescue organisations and individuals representing the Council in the British Isles and abroad.

UKLSI was established in 2003 (Charity in 2011) by members from Lowland Search and Rescue (SAR) teams to teach and share best practise in lowland vulnerable missing person search. UKLSI members are unpaid volunteers from the Instructors to the chefs to the course administrator and are operationally active in their county SAR teams. 12 search courses delivered annually to SAR volunteer students.

North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation provides an underground rescue service for caves and disused mines in North Wales in support of North Wales Police, who initiate all rescue callouts. Our activities include responding to rescue callouts from the Police, training our members and maintaining our equipment.

Surf Life Saving.Instruction and teaching of local young people in the activities of life-saving in the open sea. Volunteers use various types of equipment to do this this activity with an emphasis on physical fitness. Competitions are also held with other surf life-savings club around west Wales. In the winter time the activities move from the beach to local indoor swimming pool.