The Duddon and Furness

Team Role

Our main purpose is search and rescue operations within the mountainous regions of our area, be that responding to a known casualty in a known location, searching fells, care of an injured walker or a crag rescue.  As with all Mountain Rescue Teams, we are contacted in an emergency by dialing 999 and asking for Police, then Mountain Rescue.  We regularly work with other Lakes’ Teams, RAF, Air Ambulance, Coast Guard and other Emergency Services.

Team Bases 

The team has its main base at Foxfield, near Broughton in Furness and a smaller base at Ulverston Police Station. Our area means that responding to an emergency happens quicker with spread resources. Most of our training events and real callouts are run from the control room in Broughton Base. Transport resources we have are two 110 Land Rover Ambulances and a Transit Ambulance. 

Team Members  

Team members are drawn from across the area and come from all walks of life. The team benefits greatly from members whose professional skills are used to influence training, such as doctors, engineers and outdoor instructors. Currently we have a healthy active callout list of 35 members, and annually aim to appoint new probationary members.
         

Funding

As a registered charity the team is totally reliant on donations. LDSAMRA provides some grants, but the majority of our income comes from our own fundraising activity and donations. Some of our equipment has a long life, however most of our medical and rescue equipment has a short life due to the need for absolute reliability. Add to this the costs of maintaining and replacing 3 vehicles and specialist radio equipment and there is a need for steady funding inflow. Our annual running cost is around £13,000.   Our ‘Wish List’ gives an idea of current items needing replacement. You can make a donations online or you can join our ‘Supporters’ Club’ which also keeps interested people up to date on our activities.

Pubic Relations

We welcome any request or initiatives in these areas. We are geared up to give talks or provide displays to all sections of the community.

Other Organisations

The Duddon and Furness MRT is a member of and contributes to LDSAMRA (the umbrella organisation for Mountain Rescue in the Lake District) and MREW (the national Mountain Rescue organisation of England and Wales). The logos below will take you to their websites.