Following up from yesterday’s post about the Inland Flood Rescue Association, just what teams are affiliated to this group?
This is the list;
Mercia Inshore Search & Rescue - www.merciarescue.org
STAR Technical & Rescue Team - www.starteam1.com
Inshore Search & Rescue Midlands/CRUK- www.isarm.co.uk
Cardiff & Vale Rescue Association - www.cavra.org.uk
Hovercraft Search & Rescue UK - www.hsr-uk.org
Civil Defence Scotland - www.civildefencescotland.btik.com
Technical 24 Search & Rescue- www.t24.org.uk
Global Rescue Services - www.globalrescueservices.org.uk
K38 UK Personal Water Craft Training- www.k38uk.com
Watersafe UK - www.wuksart.org
http://www.baysearchandrescue.org.uk is the web site for bay sar at cumbria, also an IFRA team.
T24 are based in Sussex, so I have a reasonable understanding of them.
They are nice guys, and well meaning. However, they do not provide the services they claim, and take charitable money away from the ‘real’ SAR groups operating in county: SusSAR and Lowland Search Dogs Sussex.
Have they been involved in Searches and/or Rescues in Sussex? No
Do Sussex Police use them for the search and subsequent rescue of vulnerable missing people? No
Did they discuss county requirements with the Police or other agencies before setting up? No
Any other relevant questions?
I have to question the purpose and use of STAR rescue also.
Their stated skills are:-
Ø Land missing person search techniques
Ø Scenes of crime or evidence searches
Ø Low angle Rope access
Ø Casualty care and extraction
Ø Water incident response
Ø Support to the emergency services- including CBRN
Lots of training exercises but as far as I can see not a single callout since 2007. Website still carries the banner claiming the website is new and setup in 2008!
Website also claims Police accredited SAR training, when in fact there is no such thing that I am aware of.
Ditto Johnnies questions.