It’s Emergency Service Day aka @999Day Every year on the 9th day of the 9th month the nation comes to celebrate all the Emergency Services As MRT, it is a huge privilege to be celebrating alongside so many amazing services! #999Day #BeAdventureSmart pic.twitter.com/0melj3Qoqs
#Bolton News speaks to Alistair Greenough, a nurse and volunteer with Bolton #MountainRescue Team, about the vital work that they do. theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1862… @BoltonMRT @TheBoltonNews
This week we launched our new #WaterSafety campaign - thanks to everyone who has given us feedback and supported us so far ❤️ Here's a reminder about the devastating consequences of going into open water and why we tell people not to take the risk 😢 #DrowningPrevention pic.twitter.com/yJVuFHZLkq
@missmybabyboy @SparkysCrew @_jpfoundation ℹ️ Find out more about our campaign: manchesterfire.gov.uk/news/wa… #WaterSafety #DrowningPrevention pic.twitter.com/7YSgqNzjJk
💔 Several young people have lost their lives after going for a swim or jumping into open water. To help us raise awareness of the dangers of open water we are working with family members and friends who have lost loved ones to drowning @missmybabyboy @SparkysCrew @_jpfoundation
The weather might not be great today but we are pleased all the same to launch our new water safety campaign to help prevent accidental drownings in Greater Manchester’s waterways 🌊 These incidents do tend to happen more so when it's hot, however, can happen at any time 😢 pic.twitter.com/XobCSQtBx3
At 15:55 yesterday we were contacted by @NWAmbulance who were requesting our assistance near Rivington Pike. A three year old boy was out walking with his family just below the Pike tower when he was struck by a male riding a mountian bike. Continued... facebook.com/58756182794365…
As we enter further easing of restrictions this weekend the @NWAmbulance have enhanced their plans to ensure we can respond to the increase in demand we will face. Please be careful, and remember we are still dealing with COVID-19. #SaveLives
How many other countries have unarmed officers running towards knife wielding killers. British Police really are quite remarkable when you stop to think about that.
Nov 14 2014
Joint Mountain Rescue Exercise ; coming to the moors near you on Sunday 16th November 2014
This Sunday, 16th November, commencing at circa 09.00hrs, with an exercise start on scene time of 10.30hrs, will be a mountain rescue exercise involving over seventy participants in various locations along the high moorland road between Rivington village and Belmont village in the West Pennine Moors.
A number of mountain rescue and search and rescue teams will be taking part alongside some allied organisations, in an exercise involving all participants in small groups responding to a number of incident scenarios in the many varied types of moorland terrain this location offers, from derelict farm building ruins, moorland quarries, a steep sided gully and moorland hillsides.
Confirmed MRT / SRT participation includes Bolton MRT, Rossendale and Pendle MRT, North East Wales Search and Rescue Team, Cheshire Search and Rescue Team and possibly Bowland Pennine MRT.
North West 4×4 Response and local Scouts are kindly acting out the role of exercise casualties.
A number of Doctors from Remote Medic UK are also attending, alongside visitors from United Utilities Ranger Service, GMP and Lancashire Constabulary.
It is also arranged –subject to operational considerations, to have the involvement of GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station on duty crew, and a helicopter from NPAS Warton.
Our Support Group will be providing full catering for this exercise.
The exercise RVP and co-ordination point will be the car park overlooking Wards Reservoir, Belmont, on the moorland road between Belmont village and Rivington village.
By Paul Brain • General news •