Welcome to the website of the Cardiff & Vale Rescue Association. We are a lowland Search & Rescue unit operating within the Vale of Glamorgan and City of Cardiff. We provide frontline assistance to the emergency services, including HM Coastguard.

We were established in 1998 , in response to the floods which looked to overwhelm the emergency services. We now have over 50 members operating in two teams, all highly trained in a range of specialist skills including emergency first aid and the use of radio communications.