Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Search and rescue

LeicSAR is a lowland search and rescue unit operating throughout Leicestershire and Rutland. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Our primary role is to assist the Police in the search for vulnerable missing persons in urban, rural and lowland areas. This includes children, the elderly or those suffering from an illness including dementia, depression or mental health issues.

The charity provides trained volunteers to simulate injuries and medical conditions, to improve the realism of training in first aid, nursing, and emergency and rescue services.

Leukaemia Busters funds potentially life saving research into the development of new improved and safer biologic therapies for patients with haematological malignancies (blood cancers). Leukaemia Busters, formerly a charitable trust registered in 1992 (reg No 1010957) now operates as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) since 21 May 2014.

The Principal activity is that of Surf Life Saving

UKRO is dedicated to advancing professional rescue focusing on five rescue areas including vehicle extrication; trauma management; rope rescue; urban search and rescue (USAR) and water rescue. Our aim is to develop, enhance and promote the rescue capabilities of firefighters to ultimately reduce unintentional injuries and deaths that can result from these types of incidents in the UK and abroad.

Maintain a fully operational fire brigade under contract to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Members carry out their duties entirely on a voluntary basis. Members are trained in the same way and assessed in exactly the same way as whole time and On-call colleagues . We are available 24 hours a day seven days a week to answer emergency calls. We work the On-call duty system.

The teaching of water and beach safety, and training to qualification standards for surf lifeguarding. Search and Rescue activities through lifeguarding of local beaches.

The Royal Life Saving Society is the Commonwealth's largest drowning prevention and water safety awareness organisation carrying out it's activities via education, lifesaving, lifeguard,first aid and resuscitation training.

SULSAR operates under a Service Level Agreement with Suffolk Police. The primary role is to support the police in the search for missing vulnerable people by the provision and maintenance of a trained Search And Rescue team to operate primarily (but not by way of limitation) in Suffolk and the surrounding areas. NSARDA Suffolk search dogs are an integral part of SULSAR.

Providing a safe environment to teach and coach swimming regardless of age or ability. Swimmers progress at their own pace. As well as teaching a life saving skill we also provide our swim family with a strong message for team work and respect for each other and their coaches. We encourage our swimmers to pass on their knowledge leading to many becoming coaches themselves.

Helping lost, vulnerable or injured people on Dartmoor.

The team is a voluntary organisation whose objective is to save life and alleviate distress, primarily in upland and mountain areas without cost or obligation. The team also helps the emergency services with search and rescue activities in areas and conditions where they may not have adequate, resources, experience or where our specialist skills are required.

We aim to relieve the suffering and distress amongst person endangered by accidents or natural hazards and the preservation of life in particular, but not exclusively by:1. The provision of trained resources to the Police, other emergency services, Local Authorities and other search and rescue organisations2. Assist statutory authorities for the relief of those in need in emergencies

The objects of the charity are to advance the mental, physical and spiritual welfare of young people by promoting a scheme of awards and their personal development.

StrayKind, formerly known as Animal Care Trust (ACT), transforms the lives of suffering stray and wild animals in Taiwan, via a 24-hour rescue service providing emergency veterinary attention. Wildlife is released when healthy, if possible. All other animals are rehomed or given lifelong sanctuary at our sites. Most of our rescues involve dogs and other animals maimed by traps and snares.

Provides emergancy service in the form of Inshore Lifeboat in the south East Solent waters between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and provides support, guidance and advice on keeping these waters safe.

The Brigade provides a search and rescue back-up to HM Coastguard on a 24-hour, 365 days call-out system working in conjunction with RNLI Lifeboats and the main emergency services to help people in distress on and around the coast using SAR rescue equipment including special Land Rover fitted with a full range of search and rescue equipment and first aid facilities.

To provide an effective rescue service for any human animal or boat in peril from the sea or Sands of Morecambe Bay and beyond as required. Also to provide services for search and sand rescue etc. To educate the public to the dangers of Morecambe Bay.

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS ENDANGERED BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL CAUSES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SECURE AND EFFICIENT SEARCH AND RESCUE OF ANY SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS SO ENDANGERED. TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MOUNTAINEERING AND OTHER RELATED OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND TO UNDERTAKE PREVENTATIVE PUBLICITY.

To provide an inshore rescue service.

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.

The principle activity of the Team is assisting the Police, Fire and Ambulance Services. We assist in the search for and evacuation of casualties who the other Emergency Services may be unable to assist.

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of wild animals in Kent in need of care and attention and, in particular, to provide and maintain facilities for the rescue, reception, care and treatment of such animals.

TWSMRT operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. We provide a mountain, search and rescue service for the whole of County Durham, from the high fells in the west to the coastal communities of the North Sea. The Team responds to requests by the Police to a range of incident types, from injured or lost people in the hills to vulnerable missing people in urban settings.

To train all members in all activities towards becoming a surf life saver (Lifeguard)