by admin | Aug 11, 2008 | General news
For over two years now the team has been deliberating and evaluating options for replacing our Catering Trailer, which has been rapidly approaching the end of its working life. Our existing trailer was self built as a Catering Trailer by the team, and continues to...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Whilst travelling back from the previous incident. NWAS (GMA) contacted the Team via radio asking if we could respond to a Code Purple at a residential address in Horwich, Bolton. Our Bolton Mobile 3 was tasked to attend by NWAS (GMA) in a First Responder role and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 15.21hrs we were contacted via radio by NWAS (Manchester) Control to respond to the report of a male walker with an ankle injury, in the Three Sisters Recreation Area, Bryn, Wigan. Crewed vehicles from members still at our base cleaning and checking kit from the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At circa 12.12hrs today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes received a direct telephone call from NWAS (Lancashire) Control for immediate assistance with a 999 call regarding a woman with a suspected fractured shoulder “fallen near a waterfall above the Top Barn area...
by admin | Aug 9, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 18.48hrs we were paged by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service regarding the report of ” two people protesting, hanging off the roof of Peel House, Eccles.” This call out occured under the ’Pre Determined Response’ agreement GMFRS has with MRTs in...
