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
BCRC ResCon 2019
6th to 8th September 2019 – Please note in your diary this forthcoming event: The biennial BCRC Cave Rescue Conference 2019 Host: Mendip Cave Rescue. Venue: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset. Date: Long weekend of... READ MORE
Heading Outdoors this Summer?
Before you go Be AdventureSmart and ask yourself 3 questions: * Do I have the right GEAR? * Do I know what the WEATHER will be like? * Am I confident I have... READ MORE
Honeywell Analytics a Generous Donation
Honeywell Analytics Donate Portable Gas Detectors to all UK Cave/Mine Rescue Teams The British Cave Rescue Council (BCRC) is extremely grateful to Peter Barratt (Key Account Manager, Honeywell Analytics, Middlewich, Cheshire) and Joe... READ MORE
New Look Slix
New Long Slix Stretcher The SMWCRT team has been working with React to improve some design features of the ‘slix’ stretcher. This latest version incorporates new designs for C-Spine immobilisation and head support for... READ MORE