surF life saving gb

Lancaster Area Search & Rescue is a proud member of Surf Life Saving GB a charity which serves the whole of the UK. The aims of Surf Life Saving GB (SLSGB) are to provide life saving education and a safety service to UK waters. Initially operating as a beach based rescue service, SLSGB now has several UK Flood Rescue teams and boasts over 8,000 volunteers across their Flood Response Search & Rescue Service, their Beach Lifeguard Service and their SLSGB Clubs.

SLSGB volunteers have been providing beach lifeguard training and patrolling the coast for more than 61 years. SLSGB teams are nationwide, training members in search and rescue, lifesaving, and fitness skills, helping create fitter and safer communities by the sea.

Being part of SLSGB means that our team receive the highest quality training and become part of a family of Search & Rescue teams who can be called upon to be deployed nationally, and even internationally if required. With SLSGB, LASAR makes up part of a UK-wide resilience force which is ready to deploy with just a moments notice.

According to SLSGB:

“In recent years much of the UK has suffered from the impact of flooding at an enormous emotional and social cost. This has ranged from the widespread flooding of 2006 and 2012, the devastating floods of 2013 and 2014 and more recently the floods in Cumbria and York in early 2016. The increasing incidents of flash floods is now an added risk to community safety. The SLSGB SAR Flood Response Service has access to dedicated, specialised training to meet our need to provide the highest possible professional standard of training and to comply with the DEFRA Concept of Operations. Whilst compliance is important, an assurance of competency is essential when deploying volunteers.”

In addition to training and support, SLSGB offers our team access to additional funding and insurance which allows us to operate as a Search & Rescue charity. We are also able to call upon other SLSGB teams, such as those in Yorkshire and Merseyside for assistance with deployments in our local area. Whilst our main focus will always be Lancaster and the Lancashire area, we are also on hand and ready to assist the wider SLSGB family, should they need us to deploy to them too.

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