Mountain rescue in the central Cairngorms was the responsibility of the police, namely the Scottish North-East Counties Constabulary. The mountain rescue teams consisted entirely of unpaid civilian volunteers co-ordinated by the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, with the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) being the first to be called on for assistance on the Cairngorm Plateau. They, in turn, could request helicopter support from RAF Kinloss. The Braemar MRT and Kinloss RAF MRT would also attend if there was a major incident or if the location for the rescue was uncertain.