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.
Mar 21 2015
Two Bolton MRT team members attend this weekends Cheshire SART Search Technicians Course
Yesterday evening, Friday 20th March, Team Trainee member Neil Haigh and very experienced, very long serving team member Mike Marsh, departed for Sandiway Scout Camp, Cheshire, to take part in the Cheshire SART organised annual ‘Search Technicians Course,’ recognised by ALSAR.
This annual weekend course is organised and facilitated by Cheshire SART, and this years course includes trainees / students from Cheshire SART, Merseyside SART and the sole Bolton MRT student, our very own Neil Haigh.
Instructors have been drawn mainly from Cheshire SART, with some external lecturers.
Bolton MRT team member Mike Marsh had been kindly invited and is attending as a full time course mentor.
This weekend course, due to end tomorrow, Sunday 22nd March 2015, consists of a series of classroom lectures, table top exercises and outdoor exercises.
The sessions have included search skills, searcher spacing, the different types of searches, detection versus recognition, search patterns, bank side (water) searching, note taking, briefing and debriefing, human factors, stretcher handling, personal equipment, expectations of external agencies, and this evening, a three hour long practical search exercise.
A full report on this weekend will be posted within our website ‘News’ soon.
By Paul Brain • Training •