Voluntary Partners

The Cumbria Voluntary Agencies Committee's aim to create arrangements between voluntary agencies and local responders/emergency planners to improve Cumbria's preparedness for major emergencies.

The objectives of the Cumbria Voluntary Agencies Committee (CVAC) are as follows:-

1.) To build trust and confidence between the voluntary agencies and Cumbria's emergency planning/response community.

2.) To develop a consistent approach to emergency planning and the efficient, co-ordinated and practical response to emergencies across Cumbria.

3.) To develop and maintain agreed local partnerships and thus create sustainable arrangements which are effective across the whole of Cumbria.

4.) To gather an understanding of agency capability, and the services voluntary agencies offer.

The following agencies are represented on the CVAC.

Cumbria County Council
Cumbria Fire & Rescue
Cumbria Police
Cumbria Ambulance
WRVS
British Red Cross
Salvation Army
St. John Ambulance
Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association
Churches Together In Cumbria
Radio Amateurs
Samaritans
RNLI
RSPCA