page_title: Mountain rescue in England and Wales
section_title: Lake District
hierarchical_section_title: Mountain rescue in England and Wales / Organisation / Lake District
caption_attribution_description: English: Mountain Rescue Post, Mickledore
context_page_description: Mountain rescue services in England and Wales operate under the association of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England & Wales. The association has a number of regional mountain rescue teams, each of which is an independent charity. The team members are highly trained volunteers who are called out by the police.
  MREW is a member of the International Commission for Mountain Rescue.
context_section_description: The co-ordinating body for Mountain & Mine Search and Rescue Teams in the Lake District is the
   Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association:
  Cockermouth MRT
  Coniston MRT
  COMRU (Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit)
  Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team
  Kendal MRT
  Keswick MRT
  Kirkby Stephen MRT
  Langdale/Ambleside MRT
  Patterdale MRT
  Penrith MRT
  Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs
  Wasdale MRT
  Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service
caption: Mountain rescue post, Sca Fell
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