Registered Charity Number: 1101593
We are a British charity dedicated to trying to save the lives of innocent victims of disaster, as well as relieving human suffering around the world regardless of colour, creed, religion and political persuasion.
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Our work is wide and varied
We specialise in Urban Search & Rescue in the UK and overseas. Our team of dedicated, highly-trained volunteers are on standby 24/7, every single day of the year. Every penny we raise is spent on Search and Rescue equipment, training and transporting the team to disaster sites in order that we can help those in need.
In addition to our international response team, we are also working with countries to provide advice and training on how to cope in the initial 24 hours of the disaster. We have also set up a Community Resilience Team which carries out a wide variety of work supporting the Emergency Services and Local Authorities in the UK.
Members are drawn from all walks of life. However, the one common attribute shared by all our volunteers, is the desire and determination to help the innocent victims of disaster around the world.
Trained to deploy rapidly
wherever disaster strikes
When disaster strikes, time is of the essence. It is therefore essential that the S.A.R.A.I.D. team is well trained, well equipped and able to deploy quickly to the site of any disaster both at home and overseas.
When deployed, team members search through potentially hundreds of damaged and collapsed buildings, finding survivors and pulling them to safety using a variety of technical skills, team work and specialist equipment.
We can move swiftly to the scene of the disaster and provide a comprehensive and effective service to those in need. Whether it’s logistical, search and rescue, FPOS medical or humanitarian we have the expertise to assist.
Going beyond borders.
working beyond the immediate need
Whilst deploying to assist with Search and Rescue after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, we became aware of the activities of Nepal Scouts who were helping to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.
We returned twice to Nepal during 2015 to assist in conducting further training and capacity building among local communities. It was during this time that we learned first hand of the problems with some community based response programmes.
Combining the enthusiasm and talent of Scouts with our experience, knowledge and desire to help, we developed a specific training programme known as SMART. We return regularly to Nepal to run training sessions in order that communities are ready and resilient in future.
Working with UK communities.
Supporting the emergency services, local authority and communities
The Avon Community Resilience Team (CRT) is a trained group of volunteers drawn from all sections of the community. Our members have a wide range of backgrounds and skillsets but each team member shares a common purpose - to assist their wider community if called upon in times of need. As we liaise with and assist First Responders, team members are trained by all three of the main emergency services and have a good understanding of command & control at incidents and what would be expected of them.
Keeping watch – a report on our river patrols in Bath
Community Resilience News As a student at the University of Bath, the river is a very visible feature – especially so for a mature postgraduate commuting in to research flood resilience. With my own child heading off to University in a strange city, far from Bath, volunteering to be part of SARAID-CRT’s river patrol during […]
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We were out last night helping people near the river and we will be back out tonight! Look out for the river patrols this weekend with @SARAID_CRT_Avon - working to keep the residents of Bath safe on a night out. 🌟🌟Thank you so much to the lovely people at @SPServicesUK for a kind donation of blankets (& pens!) We’ll use these when we patrol rivers in Bath & Bristol to help people who have found themselves in the river or need medical assistance. Very kind. 🙌🏼🌟🌟👍🏼👍🏼 We certainly will be! https://t.co/NCvqjxprAh This is down in Surrey, but if anyone fancies a day out .... https://t.co/zthv7zEYrY We met with some @westoncollege Public Service students today to tell them about ourselves & help them practice using throwlines with @AvonFire_RRTeam ... Here’s @HelenDumbarton being ‘rescued’ with 2 throwlines! 
Look out for your friends, plan your route home and stay away from the river.
@thesubath @bathspasu
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