What keeps us going
People, vehicles and kit
Everything the team uses on a callout is paid for by donations.
Team Members
Personnel
Our team members are skilled volunteers, dedicated to providing expert search and rescue services to our community.
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Response vehicles
Mobile 1 & 2
Our primary response vehicles carry medical and crag equipment, and take team members to the scene.
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Mercedes Sprinter
Mobile 3
Our base vehicle attends major incidents and missing person searches, providing command and control, seating and refreshments.
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DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
Drones
Our drone is used for wide-area search and water margin search, and gives situational awareness at incidents.
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Search Dog Griff
Search Dogs
Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England handlers are part of their local rescue team.
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Water rescue
Water Section
Our water-trained team members range from bank searchers to water rescue technicians and a Tactical Adviser.
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Become an operational member
We're not currently recruiting
We recruit operational members when the team needs more capacity, so we can't say exactly when places will open.
What we ask of operational members
At least 18 years old
An experienced hill walker
Live or work within 45 minutes' drive of Ashbourne or Matlock, our main callout areas
While you wait
Join our Supporters Group
Get to know the team and how we work, help at events, and be first to hear when recruitment opens. When it does, we prioritise candidates from our Supporters Group.