fair share of moorland jobs, mainly on and around Bodmin Moor, including casualty evacuations and rescue call outs directly from the ambulance service and the police (the size of the moor and vulnerability of inexperienced explorers making emergencies more probable). Cornwall SRT is also occasionally called to assist during times of severe weather and during major incidents, having played a key role in the Boscastle flood and during heavy snowfall across the higher parts of Cornwall, e.g. in the winter of 2009/10. This is in addition to the more specialist roles which the team also has including the provision of casualty carers and technical specialists. Organisation Led by a Team Leader and one deputy, the team currently has around 45 surface search and rescue team members, based throughout Cornwall and one Search and Rescue Dog Association dog handler. Equipment is carried in three team vehicles which are based at Redruth, St Dennis and Bodmin. Two of these vehicles are Land Rover ambulances, and the other a control vehicle which also carries much of the technical equipment and swiftwater search and rescue team equipment. The team is an essential part of the emergency services across Cornwall and is a member of Mountain Rescue (England and Wales), and also the regional coordinating body - the Peninsular Mountain and Cave Rescue Association. Team members train every Thursday evening at locations across Cornwall, and also one Sunday per month. Funding The team is a registered charity and survives entirely on charitable donations. Unlike the other emergency services, it receives no funding from the government, and on top of regular training and call outs, team members also have to organise fundraising activities to keep the team running. See also British Cave Rescue Council Mountain rescue in England and Wales References External links 2003 establishments in England Charities based in Cornwall Volunteer search and rescue in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 2003 Cave rescue organizations