by admin | Sep 22, 2003 | General news
Team member Mark Scott is having tremendous success with increasing the membership of our “250” Club, so the prize money should be increasing ! Results can be found within our Fundraising Section of this website, and are regularly updated, so you can check...
by admin | Sep 21, 2003 | General news
Following on from the previous report of 7th September, saw the team once more on the two tower cranes at Salford Quays, engaged in High Access Rope Rescue Training, joint with, and organised by Oldham MRT. We were joined by a number of GMCFS Officers, two Pumps from...
by admin | Sep 20, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Assembling at 10:00, at Leigh Community Sixth Form College, the initial team search response met up with GMP Officers for a full search briefing, whilst our Control and Catering Trailers were set up. Throughout the day, 29 Bolton team members and Search Dog Chi,...
by admin | Sep 19, 2003 | 2003, Incident
At 22:05, our Team Leader was contacted by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, regards the teams assistance being required the next day, in the search for a missing young man in the Leigh area of Wigan. ( there being specific search areas involved ). Arrangements...
by admin | Sep 17, 2003 | General news
3 very tired team members – Chris Tennant, Bob Hutchinson, and Mark Dooley, played host, all day, to Jim Gallienne, Team Leader, and Andy Brelsford, Chairman of the Cornwall Rescue Group, who were visiting MRTs in the North West. The Cornwall Rescue Group is the...
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...
