Welcome to Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team

A registered charity, made up entirely of volunteers. An integral part of the national search and rescue service, we are called out through the 999 system and cover an area of approx 350 square miles across East Lancashire, Pendle, the Rossendale Valley and parts of Greater Manchester.

Support The Team Call Outs

In case of emergency dial 999, ask for 'Police' then 'Mountain Rescue'.

Give all your prepared details of the incident and STAY WHERE YOU ARE until contacted by the rescue team.

If you have to make a further 999 call, follow this proceedure in full again.

Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team

The chances are you will never need our services however, since January 2000, over five hundred people have. Injured walkers, fell runners, climbers, paragliders, mountain bikers and even the odd stranded sheep were more than pleased to see us. Our knowledge of terrain and conditions, combined with specialist equipment, vehicles, training and casualty care were vital in returning them to safety.

But our work isn’t just about moors and mountains. Through our links with both Lancashire and Greater Manchester Police and the Lancashire and Greater Manchester Ambulance Services, many of our call outs involve missing person searches, or assisting the ambulance service during severe weather conditions and where access to a casualty is difficult.

On Call 24h

Search & Rescue

Casualty Care

Event Support

News & Call Outs

November 11, 2024

Published by RPMRT at November 11, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 42 – Call to Assist NWAS

CALLOUT 42 On Friday at approximately 13:00, the time was called by […]

November 1, 2024

Published by RPMRT at November 1, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 41

CALLOUT 41 On Thursday evening (~22:50 31/10/24) after the team had completed […]

November 1, 2024

Published by RPMRT at November 1, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 40

CALLOUT 40 On Wednesday afternoon (approximately 12:30 30/10/24) the team were contacted […]

October 18, 2024

Published by RPMRT at October 18, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 39

CALLOUT 39 Yesterday afternoon (13:40 17/10/24) the team were contacted by the […]

October 14, 2024

Published by RPMRT at October 14, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 38

CALLOUT 38 On Thursday afternoon (~14:30 10/10/2024) the team were contacted by […]

October 10, 2024

Published by RPMRT at October 10, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 37

CALLOUT 37 On Tuesday (08/10/2024) afternoon at around 15:15, the team were […]

October 6, 2024

Published by RPMRT at October 6, 2024

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Call Outs

CALLOUT 36

CALLOUT 36 The team were contacted by Lancashire Police yesterday afternoon (approx. […]

October 3, 2024

Published by RPMRT at October 3, 2024

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CALLOUT 34

CALLOUT 34 At approximately 10:00 am the team were called out by […]

Our capabilities

We are a 100% voluntary organisation using our specialist equipment and training to support our local emergency services with missing person searches, casualty extraction and assistance in poor weather conditions.

Search Planning & Management.
Specialist Casualty Care.
Casualty Extraction.
Technical Rope Rescue.
Swiftwater Rescue.
Flood Response.

Equipment

Training

The areas we cover

Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue cover an area of approx 350 square miles across East Lancashire:

Accrington
Blackburn
Burnley
Bury
Clitheroe
Pendle
Ramsbottom
Rochdale
Rossendale
South Ribble