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 a an injured walker or a crag rescue 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 As with all Mountain Rescue Teams, we are contacted in an emergency by dialing 999 and asking for Police, then Mountain Rescue