Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue

The mission of Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team is to help the emergency services to find, treat and evacuate people in distress in places or situations where specialist support is needed. We aim to: • Locate people quickly • Provide a high quality of casualty care • Evacuate casualties efficiently • Keep everyone involved safe To do this we: • Develop and maintain a high level of skills and capability in all aspects of our operation • Have the capacity to respond in good numbers and with a range of skills • Maintain a high standard of equipment and infrastructure