Search and Rescue Dogs MOORLAND SAFETY

Cornwall Search and

Rescue Team

Contact Us…

Cornwall SRT

Robartes Road

St Dennis

Cornwall

PL26 8DS

Non Emergency—01726 821415

Email—secretary@cornwallsar.org.uk

The Team regularly uses specially trained dogs to help to

locate missing people. These dogs are normally air scent-

ing dogs which can cover huge areas quickly and effec-

tively. They operate off the lead and will indicate to their

handler when they have found someone.

It takes a lot of time and effort to train a search dog. The

handlers have to be experienced mountain rescue team

members before they can commence their training with

the Search and Rescue Dog Association. It can take be-

tween 18 months and 3 years to train a dog and this train-

ing is every week, and must also include other mountain-

ous areas such as Wales, Lake District and Scotland.

Once they become operational,

an experienced dog and handler

team can quickly cover the area

of up to 30 trained searchers.

In an emergency:

• Personal safety comes first! • Treat any injuries as best you can. • Keep warm – wear any spare clothing, insulate from the ground and find shelter. • Clearly mark where the casualty is by using bright cloth-ing or equipment that can be seen from the land or air. • Keep your phone switched on and stay where you know

you have signal – the Team may want to speak to you.

Getting help:

• If you need to get help, leave a member of the group to care for the casualty. • Report the map grid reference and weather conditions where you left the casualty. • Record details of the casualty’s condition. • Remember the international distress signal of six blasts on a whistle (or flashes of a torch) followed by a pause of

one minute and then repeat.

Cornwall Search and Rescue Team is a member of Mountain Rescue (England and Wales) and the British Cave Rescue Association.

Registered Charity No. 1100708

Cornwall SRT also operates a specialist Mine Rescue unit for underground search and rescue operations throughout the disused mine workings in the county.

Dealing with up to a dozen incidents a year, the team works with the other emer-gency services to respond to incidents 24/7, primarily for injured or missing people and mine explorers, but more often involving animal rescues from mineshafts.

Providing a First class search and rescue service for Cornwall…

Registered Charity No. 1100708

www.cornwallsar.org.uk

Mine Rescue

In an Emergency - call 999

and ask the POLICE for

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

Staying safe...

Every year the team will deal with some avoid-

able incidents. See our top tips below to ensure

you have an enjoyable day in the hills and avoid

meeting the team...!

Before you go

Before going out on any walk, obtain a weather forecast from the internet, television, local radio or newspapers. You can get up-to-date weather forecasts from: www.bbc.co.uk/weather • ww.metoffice.gov.uk

Watch for changes in the weather and be prepared to alter your route or turn back.

Planning

Choose a walk that is appropriate to you or your group’s ability, navigational skills, experience and knowledge of the area - and take into account the weather conditions. Always tell someone where you are going and what time you are expecting to return.

Clothing

Warm, breathable clothing is essential. This should in-clude a wind and waterproof jacket and trousers, hat and gloves. Spare clothing such as a fleece, walking trousers (not jeans), a wicking base layer and dry socks are also a good idea.

Cornwall SRT is a registered charity that provides a search and rescue service across inland Cornwall for missing and injured people 24/7.

With up to 60 incidents a year, we're one of the busiest teams of our kind in Southern England.

The team, and its dedicated members receive no payment or funding and are available any time, any weather, and anywhere. If you are interested in joining CSRT, making a donation or finding out more, visit our website.

Footwear

The most common injury on the moors is to the ankle or lower leg, usually resulting from a simple slip or fall. This is less likely to happen if you wear walking boots with good ankle support, a firm sole and secure, grippy tread.

Equipment:

Always carry a map and compass – and know how to use them. Also carry equipment for use in an emergency such as a torch, whistle, survival bag and a first aid kit. These items are inexpensive and available from all out-door shops. Make sure you have any personal medica-tion you may need and carrying a charged mobile phone can also save valuable time in an emergency.

Food and drink

Take plenty of simple high energy food with you such as dried fruit, chocolate and nuts, plus something more substantial on longer trips. Carry a hot drink in a flask in cold wet weather, ideally not something containing caf-feine. Hot lemon or similar is surprisingly good and still tastes nice cold!

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Help us to help you... Each year it costs the team over £15, 000 to keep our service running, excluding big purchases such as vehicles.

You can help us by making a donation, running a fundraising event or by remembering us in your will.

Contact the Team Secretary for more details on how you can help us.

Support Cornwall Search and Rescue Team –

make a donation…make a donation…

Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give, we

get an extra 28 pence from the Inland Revenue, helping

your donation go further.

If you would like your donation to go further, Gift Aid it.

Just complete this form and send it back to us at:

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