Scottish Mountain Rescue

Scottish Mountain Rescue represents 26 volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams (including Scottish Cave Rescue) with over 850 volunteers, plus an additional 3 Police teams and 1 RAF team. The teams offer a world class, front line, voluntary search and rescue service that is available any hour, any day and any weather. Scottish Mountain Rescue, founded in 1965 as The MRCofS, is a representative and co-ordinating body for Mountain Rescue Teams in Scotland. The organisation, an independantly registered charity is administered by a volunteer Executive Committee, supported by a part time member of staff. It works on behalf of the General Committee whose voting members are representatives of operational Mountain Rescue teams and a selection of non-voting members with a partnership interest in mountain rescue across Scotland. We facilitate the provision of a civilian mountain rescue service in Scotland and liaise closely with the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and Fire and Rescue Services, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Scottish Ambulance Service, and other partner agencies involved in Land based search and Rescue. Scottish Mountain Rescue has charitable status and is funded entirely through voluntary contributions (registered Scottish Charity- number SC045003).