British Red Cross

British Red Cross are part of a global voluntary network, responding to:

• conflicts
• natural disasters
• individual emergencies

Phone: 0344 871 1111

Royal National Lifeboat Institute

The Royal National Lifeboat Institute provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service.

Phone: 0300 300 9990
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Scottish Mountain Rescue

Scottish Mountain Rescue represents and co-ordinates mountain rescue teams in Scotland.

Phone: 999 or 112 in an emergency

Ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol

Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol help the emergency services with search and rescue.

International Rescue Corps

International Rescue Corps are a specialist urban search and rescue team.

Phone: 0132 466 5011

Radio Amateurs Emergency Network Ltd (RAYNET)

The Radio Amateurs' Emergency Network (RAYNET) is a voluntary communications service.

Phone: 0303 040 1080 (24 hour emergency line)