About Us
Our Mission
Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team…
Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary organisation responsible for covering the Central section of the Brecon Beacons including South Wales’ highest mountain, Pen y Fan at 886m, Cribyn and Corn Du as well as the Ystradfellte waterfalls, Newport, Cardiff and the valleys.
The team is made up of unpaid volunteers, who give up their time to help those that need us. The total area that we provide cover for is 1437 square km.
SARCALL
Central Beacons MRT is called out by the police and our volunteers are alerted using SARCALL Incident Management Platform sarcall.com. Further messages then inform members of where and what the incident is. Rescuers will respond to the incident either from our Base in Merthyr or directly to the location of the RV.
Area covered…
Covering so much more than just mountains, our area of operation includes Cardiff, Newport and the South Wales valleys. We also work closely with other mountain rescue teams in West and Mid Wales and across the English border. We are all unpaid volunteers, responding to 999 emergencies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in any weather. We rely on donations from members of the public to carry out this essential life-saving rescue service.
WATER RESCUES
We also have a Flood rescue team including Swift Water Rescue Technicians and Water First Responders we have attended flooding incidents across our operational area.
Support Us
Central Beacons MRT operates from our base at Merthyr Tydfil near the Brecon Beacons, training regularly, with team members coming from all walks of life. The team is a fully voluntary organisation, and is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We rely primarily on donations from members of the public to maintain this essential life-saving rescue service.