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The
team respond to emergencies for people lost and or injured on the mountains,
or on remote and rough terrain
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The
team is activated by the police through the 999 system
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The
team’s main operational area is the western area of the Brecon Beacons,
along with the areas of the South Wales Valleys and West Wales
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The
team has the capability for specialised cliff rescue and search and rescue on remote and
rough terrain, and is equipped as such
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The
team also supports the police in searching for missing vunerable people in
urban environments
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The
team has specialised communications systems, supplemented with issued police
radio equipment
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The
team has a mobile incident control vehicle and 4x4 ambulance
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The
team comprises of volunteers from all walks of life, who give all their time
and services freely
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The
team integrates with both military and other organisations when necessary
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The
team is a registered charity and relies soley on donations for equipment, and
main operational costs (team members pay for their own training and personal
equipment)
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The
team is a member and one of the founder members of the South Wales Search and
Rescue Association
· The team is a member of the national body, Mountain Rescue England and Wales
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