As a group of volunteers, we rely on public donations to help us continue our work. Our role is to assist people during times of need - which may include assisting vulnerable people during adverse weather, clearing hoarders houses or assisting the local authorities and emergency services during large incidents. We also carry out regular patrols of the inland waterways in Bristol and Bath in order to prevent drownings. Avon Community Resilience Team is a trained group of volunteers drawn from all sections of the diverse community in the Avon area. Our members have a wide range of backgrounds and skill sets but each team member shares a common purpose - to assist their wider community if called upon in times of need. As we can liaise with and assist first responders, team members are trained by the fire and police services as well as local authorities. Members are trained to have a good understanding of command & control at incidents and what would be expected of them.