Surrey Search and Rescue

Surrey Lowland Search and Rescue (SurSAR)
Surrey Search & Rescue
RoleSearch and Rescue, Civil Contingencies
ContactSurrey Search & Rescue (SurSAR)

C/O Woking Police Station
Station Approach
Woking
GU22 7SY
United Kingdom

Websitehttp://www.sursar.org.uk
Details
Year founded2010
Volunteers82
Charity Number1144329

Surrey Search and Rescue is a non-profit Lowland search and rescue team based in Surrey, United Kingdom that provides Search and Rescue capabilities to the Surrey Police. In common with most UK SAR teams, SurSARs members are all unpaid volunteers. The team was accepted as a registered charity in England and Wales in October 2011[1] . The organisation was originally set-up in 2010 by Tim Rowsell[2] as a volunteer team to provide Search and Rescue assistance to Surrey Police.

During the first six months of 2011 the unit started to take shape and quickly acquired provisional status to join the f Lowland Search and Rescue Teams [3] and Lowland Search Dogs (LSDOGS)[4] With six operational Search and Rescue Dogs they were approved full membership to LSDogs. During this time the unit was involved in eight searches including the search for missing Sian O'Callaghan from Swindon.[5][6]

In September 2011 a further search dog qualified at the National Assessments, and the unit had now assisted in over 50 searches across the country. Further into the winter the unit had a further dog qualify along with a further 12 search technicians qualify [7] to bring the unit up to 38 volunteers. By the end of 2011 the unit had also seen the number of call outs rise to over 60 for the year. To date our busiest year was 2017 with a total of 98 call outs, that's an increase of 29 call outs from the start of the team statistics in 2011.

On Sunday 8 January 2012 Surrey Search and Rescue were successfully assessed and granted complete membership to Lowland Rescue.[8]

Since the start of the team we have a number of added resources that the team offers from Swift Water Rescue Technicians (SRT's), Remotely Piloted Air Systems (Drone pilots) and Lowland Rescue First Responders (Medics) that are all trained to a national standard.

Great highlight for the team was October 2016 been selected for the Queens Award for Voluntary Services.

Fundraising

Due to the unit's voluntary status the unit relies 100% on donations from the public and local businesses. As well as local support in June 2011 the team was awarded a Lottery Grant for £8657.[9][10]

Charity status

On 19 October 2011, the group was awarded charity status with the charity number 1144329[11]

Callouts

Surrey Search and Rescue can only be called out by Surrey Police, the MET Police or by other Lowland Rescue units who need assistance in the location of a person or person who has gone missing.[12]

The table below shows the call outs (and standby's) that the unit have received each year (current year to date (correct at updating)).[13]

YearCall OutsNotes
201169Mar - Dec only
201277
201368
201477
2015 81
2016 67
2017 98

References

  1. ↑ Charities Commission
  2. ↑ This is Surrey | VOLUNTEERS are needed to join a team that searches for missing people Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ https://www.lowlandrescue.org/
  4. ↑ Lowland Search Dogs (LSDOGS)
  5. ↑ BBC News - Missing Swindon woman last seen leaving nightclub
  6. ↑ Locals turn out in force to search for missing Wiltshire woman | UK news | The Guardian
  7. ↑ Dorking Volunteers join Surrey Search and Rescue
  8. ↑ https://www.lowlandrescue.org/ Lowland Search and Rescue
  9. ↑ Big Lottery Fund
  10. ↑ http://news.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_070611_south_east_community_groups_make_beeline_912k_grants?regioncode=-uk&status=theProg&title=South%20East%20community%20groups%20make%20beeline%20for%20%EF%BF%BD912k%20in%20grants)
  11. ↑ Charities Commission
  12. ↑ Surrey Search and Rescue website
  13. ↑ decisions for heroes
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