Let’s look at a very specialised area of search dogs, Victim Recovery, sometimes called human remains detection dogs, Cadaver dogs or ‘body dogs’. Several Police forces have in house Human Remains Detection Dogs (HRD Dogs) alongside several Fire Services. In the voluntary Search & Rescue / Recovery sector there’s only a very small number of organisation’s focusing only on this discipline. SEARCH + DETECTION DOGS are one of these few agencies.  They are a nationwide organisa

Founded in 1942, Casualties Union is a UK-based charity dedicated to improving emergency preparedness. We do this by providing volunteers to play the roles of casualties, survivors, and bystanders in simulated emergency situations. The addition of live actors into these training scenarios adds a human factor, and means that emergency responders and medical professionals are better prepared to deal with casualties in real-life crises. ​ Our Volunteers The core of our charity i

Community Resilience Volunteer Service are a group of like-minded individuals who give up their free time to support their local community in times of need. They are equipped to respond to requests for help from the 999 services, local and national government, community councils, along with utility companies and other voluntary agencies. With support from their Ops Vehicle, they can work off-grid providing communications via their UHF Repeater, mobile internet and welfare fac

Serve On is a humanitarian response charity whose highly-skilled volunteers are on stand-by at all times to respond swiftly when natural disasters strike, at home and abroad. Our work constantly transforms lives, including the lives of our volunteers, as we build resilience in people and in communities. Our USAR-trained International Response Team (IRT) members have a proud history - stretching back more than 30 years - of providing emergency help in times of global catastrop

West Cumbria Search and Rescue was established 8 years ago.  The team are a specialist search and rescue asset to help blue light agencies and relieve suffering and distress in the local communities.  They support the local emergency services by providing a search and rescue service for those in need in Cumbria or other out of area requests if requested. West Cumbria SAR are tasked by agencies and provide specialist water & flood rescue along with search capabilities. The ser

Specialist Search Dogs is a registered charity offering a 24-hour call out with a multi-disciplined team. Trained to the highest national standards to enable a professional search dog capability to missing person scenarios. Ready to assist the Emergency Services and Category 1 responder to Rescue or Recover. ​ Specialist Search Dogs is fully equipped to attend demanding search situations in the UK and overseas. The organisation has charitable status (Scottish Charity Number S

The Coastguard Association is the charity dedicated to supporting Coastguard personnel and their families in their time of need. Founded in 1976 and with full charitable status, the Coastguard Association, often referred to as the CGA, has the full support of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and covers the entire United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. ​ The CGA has one primary aim – to help any serving or retired Coastguard personnel and their families in genuine times of hardsh

Maryport Rescue are an Independent Organisation and registered charity 1113807 ​ We serve the community and the wider communities by providing a Lifeboat Rescue service covering the Solway Firth, a Flood, Swift Water Rescue Service and a Search & Rescue Service for Lost, Missing, Vulnerable and despondent persons, covering the whole of Cumbria. ​ We are listed on the National Asset Register for flood and can be deployed nationally when requested. We are on call 24/7 365 days

Wulfruna Land & Water Lifesavers is a multi-faceted voluntary community resilience organisation, and registered charity (1188565), based in Wolverhampton. Wulfruna Lifesavers was formed on 11th June 2019, by a group of like-minded individuals seeking to provide an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) service for the Citizens of Wolverhampton. ​ The structure used for Wulfruna Lifesavers is based on that of the UK’s former Civil Defence Service and Corps and