The British Cave Rescue Council (BCRC) is the Representative body for voluntary underground rescue in the British Isles.
About Us
Formed in 1967 to represent and support its members at National and International level, promote the exchange of information between member rescue organisations and provide a common voice for them. The BCRC is a coordinating and not a governing body, the individual cave rescue organisations remain entirely autonomous and independent.
More details about underground rescues, incident reports and the history of cave rescue can be found on the About Cave Rescue page.
The locations and details of the 15 volunteer underground rescue organisations that are members of the British Cave Rescue Council can be found on the Rescue Teams pages.
Supporting Cave Rescue
If you wish to support the work of cave rescue teams contact your local team (see Rescue Teams page), or the BCRC Secretary Emma Porter.
You can also make online donations, to help BCRC support British Cave Rescue, through our PayPal account using the Donate button.
If you shop on Amazon, you can support the BCRC by using AmazonSmile and nominating the British Cave Rescue Council as your charitable organisation.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon as you normally use, but Amazon will donate a small percentage of the net purchase price of eligible products to your chosen charity. You just need to log-in to Amazon via the AmazonSmile page.
Nicola Radios
Documents, training information and other resources concerning the Nicola 3 Radios are now being made available on the Nicola Radio page.
Important Note
In an emergency if you need the assistance of a UK cave rescue team you should dial 999 and ask for the Police, then for Cave Rescue.
BCRC News & Events
Cave Rescue & Coronavirus – Update
BRIEFING NOTE – 12 May 2020, Guidance Should a Return to Underground Activity Become Available Update for cavers, mine explorers and the media compiled 23:10h BST, Monday 11 May 2020 Guidance from the... READ MORE
Cave Rescue and Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
BRIEFING NOTE – Friday 24 April 2020, 16:00 BST Update for teams and supporters All best wishes to cave and mine rescue teams, individual team members, families and friends during these unprecedented circumstances.... READ MORE
Kingdom of Thailand Royal Decoration
Royal Decoration of the Kingdom of Thailand bestowed on UK Cave Rescuers The British Cave Rescue Council is pleased to convey that on Monday 3rd February the UK Cave Rescuers that were deployed... READ MORE
Cave Rescue & trainee Search Advisors
Raising the profile of Cave Rescue amongst tomorrow’s Search Advisors Two BCRC officers spent the afternoon of 8th January showcasing the UK’s voluntary cave rescue abilities to trainee Police Search Advisors (PolSAs), alongside... READ MORE