On World Suicide Prevention Day, the team training exercise involved both a water and land element searching for a couple. The female had called the
27 female jogger was reported missing by her boyfriend after not returning after her run. Her car was found by police at Plymbridge car park
This week the Dartmoor Walking Festival is on and that means that on our training evening members of the public can join us For Search
Happy #InternationalDogDay to all the search dogs and their handlers! You never know when you’ll need them! As of late 2017 there are 2 dogs (Honey and Saoirse)
Female DoE candidate with suspected broken leg. Assist Police and SWAST to evacuate the casualty from Piles Copse. Successful delivery of paramedics to casualty site
A free exhibition at the Princetown Visitor Centre is throwing a spotlight on the 220 volunteers who selflessly give their time to staff the four
Incident 13. | 17:00 Following a search around the Burrator are by our sister team from Tavistock, the search area was expanded and we were
This morning on 00:30 the team received a call from the Police to assist Police and Coastguard with search for vulnerable Male who had gone
On our SAR training we where joined by Commodore Peter Coulson RN and guests. The team celebrated 50th Anniversary Dinner on HMS Drake where we
Tonights training was bit differed as our colleagues/friends from the Coastguard paid us visor at Rescue Centre to talk about their work. After short talk
Join us for our 10 or 12 mile circular or our Family Friendly Adventure (approx. 4 mile) walk from Bellever Forest car park. Sunday 23th
Three Kayakers set off from Cadover Bridge and are well over their arranged RV time. Concerned relatives have contacted the police and initiated their own
Would you like to find out how the team do a Search and Rescue (SAR) or see our Search Dog Saoirse at work? Then here
MRSDE Dog callout to Porlock Weir, N. Devon to assist Exmoor SRT with an ongoing search for a missing person on the Exmoor National Park. Saoirse
The evenings training started out as a 7kM NavEx around the area of Gutter Tor practicing various navigation techniques between pre-determined features/check points. Upon completion
Our team was “Highly Commended” in the category Police and Crime Commissioner’s Team Award. 9 of our members attended Devon and Cornwall Police Volunteer Awards
We’re supporting our colleagues in RNLI this week as they launch their #floattolive campaign Around 150 people die in British and Irish coastal waters each
Spare a thought …. and maybe a pound or 2 to help us help others ….. It’s National Volunteers week folks; in a world seemingly
Tonight we had a visitor from the 1st Elburton Cubs, after a presentation from Colin they had tour true the Rescue Center with Jay, Craig,
We’ve just received another payment from Amazon.co.uk for £27.46! Thanks to everyone who took the time to register the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth
Join us for HOPE 24 a great 24 hours event down in Plymouth this event is so much more than running, it is festival for
Are you ready for Dartmoor Prison Break 2019? Organised by volunteers from Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team Plymouth, this major fundraising event is an ultra
A massive thank you the Round Table Plymouth for buying a new generator for us. Our old generator had seen too many callouts and training
As a team we can be called to any incident whether it be on the moors, in rural areas, or in woodland across the wider
Four members of the team provided First Aid cover for the Bere Pen 10K.The Bere Pen 10k is a scenic 3 down, 3 up road
We need your help, you can do this now with SeaMoor Lotto! If you fancy a chance to win £25000 whilst supporting Dartmoor Search and
Always wanna to meet the team, now is your change as we will be on the Hoe this year. You can find us next to
We had 4 scenarios on different subjects where teams were scored on how they did on their scenario and a short discussion / debrief afterwards.
Like every year, the Mountain Rescue teams from Dartmoor were safeguarding the Ten Tors competition. The Plymouth team were operating from within the primary school
Whilst on standby on Ten Tors, we were notified by a member of th the public that there was a member of the public lying
Each year before Ten Tors the Search & Rescue Teams on Dartmoor training together with the 846 Squadron Royal Navy on the Merlin helicopter. Its
Help us to help you! Climbing helmets are a vital piece of the team’s safety kit when we’re working on Dartmoor looking for missing or
Tonight’s training was gears around the Ten Tors event in a couple of weeks. The training consisted of 4 first aid stations. On the first
With Ten Tors coming closer the team is focusing the training around this, we training in our area of responsibilities on the Ten Tors weekend.
As we look forward to a beautiful bank holiday please be aware that there is a high risk of wildfires on Dartmoor at the moment.
Saturday morning early the water section of our team where out training on the River Tavy around Denham Bridge. The MOD2 where busy with no
As the rest of the team is doing Ten Tors training at the rescue centre an small group of members is at Derriford Hospital to
With Ten Tors fast approaching the team is getting ready with training setup for Ten Tors. Tonight Jon give presentation about what the Army expected
As experienced navigators will know, magnetic north shown by a compass varies from grid north on a map, and for centuries in Britain magnetic north
Join us for our Midnight Madness walk from Princetown Primary School. We welcome all walkers who wish to support a charity of their choice by
The Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Plymouth), is challenging the stigma associated with mental health across the 999 responder community. We are proud to work
First Aid is after our hill skills another important skill we need to keep update to the high standards of MREW tonight was also the
This major new fundraising event is an endurance race, whereby the entrants determine their own route from HMP Dartmoor with the aim to achieve the
On Sunday 17/03 12 of our members were at the Plymouth Devils Speedway to do the Marshaling for the Mad March Hare 10K organised by
Why not sign up for HOPE 24 2019. Hope24 is a special event for many reasons. Located in Plympton on a private estate, the event
#Training Our trainee’s organised tonight’s exercise. Two soldiers, Privates Joe & Billy were going a slow time recce for a forthcoming military exercise in the
#Callout The Team received a call from Police to assist in the search for a high risk of missing female in the Roborough Down area.
Call from Torquay police at 04:30 to request an air-scenting dog team to search for missing 12 year old boy. Searched grounds surrounding the boy’s
#Training this week was a search exercise run from our Rescue Centre and involved looking for casualties in the woods at Porsham Plantation. This is typical
Please read this advise from our colleagues of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are reminding walkers
#Callout The Team received a call from Police to assist in search for high risk missing male. As the team were arriving at the RV
#Callout After been all day out on the Postbridge Challenge the team called at 17:15 hrs by the Police to assist SWAST with the evacuation
Looking back at great day at Dartmoor, this morning started off with the sun slowly taking over from the fog and frozen ground around Postbridge.
The team received a call from the police to locate and assist with evacuation of casualty from moor this incident was passed to our sister
On Tuesday 19th February, the Team were joined by two representatives from the mental health charity MIND, and a film crew. MIND are making a television
On Thursday evening we had the students of Plymouth University Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society visting us at the rescue centre, our chair Vicky introduction them
With the “Postbridge Challenge” fast approaching we want to make sure that you are aware of the top 5 navigational errors so you hopefully don’t
Join us for our Family Friendly Adventure (approx. 4 mile) from Bellever Forest car park. Sunday 24th February 2019Start at 0900 hours – latest start time
Join us for our 10 or 12 mile circular walk from Bellever Forest car park. Sunday 24th February 2019Start at 0900 hours – latest start
#Callout First Callout of 2019, This must be one of the quickest incidents we have had. We were called by the Police regarding a despondent
Tonight we trained in search techniques organised by Bob and Gary. With half of the team in the Lakes, the group was small but this
This week at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards held under the last Concorde to ever fly at Aerospace Bristol. We were delighted to be
ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE 2019 DARTMOOR PRISON BREAK!! All info available on the event website! Look out for the new twist in event info
The Team will for first time attend the Armed Forces Day on the Plymouth Hoe this year. Plymouth’s spectacular Armed Forces Day will be returning
Our principal financial supporter and team partner for the foreseeable future is the fabulous local Hope24 event. The principal event is an annual 24-hour endurance
Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth together with our Sisters teams Tavistock, Okehampton and Ashburton looking after the safety of the 2000+ children walking the Ten
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