4X4 Response North East is a not for profit, voluntary organisation formed in 2005 that provides equipment, vehicles, personnel and other resources to offer logistics support to user services like the NHS, the Emergency Services, Local Government and other voluntary response organisations like Mountain Rescue during adverse weather events, major incidents and other emergencies. We are responsible for covering the North East Region of England from the Scottish Border in the North to the North Yorkshire Border in the South of the region across to the Border with Cumbria in the west. We are members of 4x4 Response UK, the umbrella organisation for the United Kingdom that sets national guidelines and represents our interests at a national level. 4x4 Response Groups & Teams cover the the UK. We work in close, mutual cooperation with our neighbours in North West, Yorkshire and Lothians 4x4 Response groups. We operate an All Weather, All Wheel Drive Logistical support service, normally this would be during a major incident or a severe weather event but we can be asked to and we are happy to provide specialist assistance at any time. In a word our primary role is as ‘gophers’ - we fetch and carry cargo and personnel. Our main aim is to reduce the burden on Category 1 & 2 responders thereby allowing them to target and concentrate their resources more effectively during an emergency, event or incident.