Arran Mountain Rescue Team currently has 28 members with a variety of skills and experience amongst us. The Team provides Search and Rescue assistance to walkers and climbers on the Isle of Arran which is located in the Firth of Clyde, off the West Coast of Scotland. Resilience work is also undertaken alongside all the other Emergency Services.
Initially a call is raised via Police Scotland and if necessary, a call-out is then initiated. Team members are contacted and assemble at the Team Base, briefed on the nature of the incident and then head out to the appropriate location(s).

The team is made up of women and men from all over the Island. Team members are all volunteers and are on call 365 days of the year giving up their time freely and without pay when an emergency arises.

The team is funded by a combination of grant-aid, public donations and monies raised via fundraising.

All team members are experienced hill walkers or mountaineers with a vast amount of local knowledge between them.

All Team members receive regular training in skills such as First Aid, Navigation, Ropework, Casualty handling and Helicopter familiarisation. This is achieved via a combination of formal courses, workshops at the Team Base and planned exercises out on the hills and mountains.

The running of the team is overseen by an elected committee who share the responsibility of managing the team. Elected members cover areas such as training, purchasing, evaluation and replacement of equipment, administration and fundraising.

New team members initially serve a twelve-month probationary period after which they are assessed and become full team members.