by admin | Aug 13, 2002 | General news
With incident 75, we are now in our 2nd busiest year ever since 1968 for incidents, with our previous record year of 92 incidents in 2000 looking set to be overtaken.
by admin | Aug 13, 2002 | 2002, Incident
In the early evening our team, joint with Rossendale, were called out by LAS, following a report of a helicopter crash landing in the Bull Hill/Cadshaw Bridge area on the outskirts of Darwen. A major Fire, Police and Ambulance response took place including Helimed 08....
by admin | Aug 10, 2002 | General news
The team played host at our Overdale base to two very special guests, when Derek Mottershead, now in his seventies (a founder member and first Team Leader) visited along with Geoff Sharp, a member from 1969 through to the late 1980’s. Our President, Bob...
by admin | Aug 8, 2002 | General news
The team provided standby safety cover for the Thursday evening 8th August short but arduous “Darwen Dashers” Sting in th’ Tail fell race on Darwen moor. A minor accident to a competitor was the only injury on the event (the team transported him off...
by admin | Aug 3, 2002 | 2002, Incident
The team provided its final all-day safety cover for the M2002 Commonwealth Games Road Race final. We dealt with numerous incidents throughout the day involving ourselves, SJAB, ATACC, LAS, GMAS and Helimed 08 – dealing with both spectators and...
