Association of Lowland

Search And Rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

(ALSAR), typically known as Lowland Rescue, is a voluntary organisation in the UK which provides teams who assist the

emergency services Emergency services and rescue services are organizations that ensure public safety, security, and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while ot ...

in the search for missing persons. It is part of the UKSAR operators group appointed by the

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. The role of Lowland Rescue is to: * Coordinate the provision of Lowland SAR Services * Set Standards * Represent and Support Lowland SAR teams nationally * Develop and shape Lowland SAR Lowland Rescue consists of 36 affiliated search teams and over 1800 trained Search Technicians, covering 34% of the UK and contributing over 200,000 person hours to Search and Rescue each year. Nobody in Lowland Rescue is paid for their work.

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*{{Official website, http://www.lowlandrescue.org Volunteer search and rescue in the United Kingdom