by admin | Sep 16, 2003 | 2003, Incident
At 19:25, Lancon requested the urgent assistance of the team with regards to a search for a missing 35 year old woman, whose car had been found at Rivington. A large scale search involving 39 team members, search dog Chi, and large police resources, including dogs,...
by admin | Sep 14, 2003 | 2003, Incident
A team member was first on scene at a moorland RTA involving a motorcycle and a car. He called for the assistance of team members (on exercise nearby), and at the same time LAS also requested the teams’ assistance. The motorcyclist had sustained arm injuries,...
by admin | Sep 14, 2003 | General news
At Marshall Scout Moor Quarry. Five Team members Ged Clarke, Chris Greenhalgh, Mark Scott, David Sarti & Pete Ellwood under the guidance of Andy Ryding & Mike Marsh, completed an Off Road familiarisation course. Consisting of basic control and handling of a...
by admin | Sep 13, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Whilst involved in a major moorland firefighting exercise with GMCFS, near Belmont, the team was called to assist at a nearby incident, involving a 58 years old man who had sustained a very serious leg fracture whilst out walking. The team took over from an on-scene...
by admin | Sep 13, 2003 | General news
13 team members took part alongside multiple GMCFS resources, in a Major Moorland Firefighting exercise, organised by GMCFS, primarily to test their deployment systems and give their fire crews some area familiarisation. The overall detailed aims and objectives of the...
