About Us
We, the Civil Aid Voluntary Rescue Association (CAVRA), are a voluntary resilience organisation operating within the United Kingdom, across the England and Wales area . We are a registered charity (no. 1194929), and our purpose is to provide back-up personnel to the emergency services and local authorities in a range of situations.
We also available to provide support at public events and during times of adverse weather conditions, natural disaster or civil emergency.
Our
Mission
Provide trained volunteers to respond to major incidents, natural disasters, or emergencies in the community as and when requested to do so by Category 1 Responders (under the Civil Contingencies Act), Local / Central Government departments, through international requests or via Voluntary and Community Sector's Emergency Partnerships (VCSEP).
Provide training and real time experience of community resilience to the younger generation.
Provide an organisation to support communities in emergencies through volunteers.
Provide a multi-disciplined skilled organisation to support emergency services and communities during emergencies.
Provide assistance to the community and the authorities for Civil Defence purposes.
Our
Vision
To provide a community lead resilience organisation, able to provide volunteers who can assist in preparing for, responding to and recovering from major incidents, as well as a national specialist team who can support Category 1 Responders.