Incidents that we attended in 2002 are displayed on this clickable map, and are also summarised in full in the list below. If you want to find out more about a particular incident, just zoom in and click on the icon, where you can read the full story.
Key to the listing:
| MFH - Missing from home | GMP/LANCON - Greater Manchester Police/Lancashire Constabulary | |
| RTA - Road Traffic Accident | NWAS (GMA/LA) - North West Ambulance Service (Greater Manchester area/Lancashire area) | |
| FAGI - False Alarm, Good Intent | GMF&RS - Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service | |
| M - Male casualty (and age) | F - Female casualty (and age) |
Incidents attended
| ID | Date | Type | Details | Location | Invol | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/01/2002 00:41 | GMAS Assist | M ? - Hypothermic, drug overdose. To hospital | Bolton Town Centre | 7 | 00:35 |
| 2 | 01/01/2002 01:01 | GMAS Assist | M 24 - Fall on ice, chin injury. To hospital | Swinton, Manchester | 8 | 00:59 |
| 3 | 01/01/2002 01:38 | GMAS Assist | F 40 - Fallen down stairs. Head injury | Eccles, Manchester | 8 | 00:22 |
| 4 | 01/01/2002 01:51 | GMAS Assist | F 20 - Distressed female. Declined help | Tonge Fold, Bolton | 7 | 00:24 |
| 5 | 01/01/2002 01:54 | GMAS Assist | M ? - Epileptic fits. Stood down on scene | Manchester (centre) | 7 | 00:06 |
| 6 | 01/01/2002 02:12 | GMAS Assist | M ? - Reported epileptic - drunk! | Manchester (centre) | 7 | 00:10 |
| 7 | 01/01/2002 02:18 | GMAS Assist | F ? - Reported epileptic | Salford, Manchester | 8 | 00:08 |
| 8 | 01/01/2002 02:32 | LAS Assist | ? - Ambulance assist | Blackburn | 7 | 00:13 |
| 9 | 01/01/2002 02:36 | GMAS Assist | ? - Assist amb. stuck on ice | Unsworth, Bury | 5 | 00:14 |
| 10 | 01/01/2002 02:42 | GMAS Assist | ? - Patient transfer. Stood down on scene | Chorlton, Manchester | 6 | 00:33 |
| 11 | 01/01/2002 02:45 | LAS Assist | M 57 - Dislocated elbow. To hospital | Darwen, Lancashire | 6 | 00:30 |
| 12 | 01/01/2002 03:17 | LAS Assist | F 18 - Lower leg injury. To hospital | Bacup, Lancashire | 6 | 01:33 |
| 13 | 01/01/2002 03:17 | GMAS Assist | F 68 - Breathing difficulties. To hospital | Horwich, Bolton | 7 | 00:58 |
| 14 | 01/01/2002 03:28 | LAS Assist | M 83 - Head injuries, cuts to eye | Haslingden, Lancashire | 5 | 01:07 |
| 15 | 01/01/2002 04:20 | GMAS Assist | F ? - Assault victim, stood down on scene. To GMAS | Manchester (centre) | 6 | 00:26 |
| 16 | 01/01/2002 04:52 | GMAS Assist | F 61 - Drunken stupor. stood down on scene | Hulme, Manchester | 6 | 00:23 |
| 17 | 01/01/2002 12:40 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Rambler, slipped on ice, head injury. | Rivington, Terraces Gardens | 15 | 01:15 |
| 18 | 01/01/2002 14:40 | Body Recovery | M ? - Recovery from stream. Joint GMP/GMAS/GMFS call | Atherton, Wigan | 18 | 02:34 |
| 19 | 04/01/2002 23:09 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Farmer, Urgent Hospitalisation. Ambulance stuck on ice | Broadhead, Edgworth | 21 | 03:41 |
| 20 | 05/01/2002 11:48 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Male reported in water | High Rid reservior, Lostock | 4 | 00:42 |
| 21 | 20/01/2002 15:25 | RTA | F 51 - Pillion passenger. Tib/fib/patella displacement | Rivington | 3 | 00:20 |
| 22 | 20/01/2002 15:30 | Spot Pickup | F 19 - Reported fallen over cliff face | White Coppice | 12 | 01:38 |
| 23 | 21/01/2002 17:54 | Body Recovery | F ? - Suicide, canal side | Haigh Hall, Wigan | 23 | 02:51 |
| 24 | 26/01/2002 00:00 | Spot Pickup | M 40 - Back injury, out overnight | Rivington Terraced Gardens | 12 | 02:13 |
| 25 | 13/02/2002 21:10 | Spot Pickup | M ? - In difficulties, sinking in bog | Middlebrook, Horwich | 26 | 00:34 |
| 26 | 18/02/2002 11:43 | Spot Pickup | M 23 - Abseiling. Dislocated knee | Anglezarke quarry | 16 | 01:38 |
| 27 | 25/02/2002 00:25 | Search Lowland | F 3 - MFH. Found unharmed by team | Little Hulton, Bolton | 19 | 05:20 |
| 28 | 02/03/2002 08:15 | Search Lowland | F 30 - MFH (Suicidal). (Since 23/02/02) | Abbey Hey, Debdale | 12 | 09:15 |
| 29 | 10/03/2002 13:11 | Spot Pickup | M 18 - Mountain biker. Serious maxillo-facial injuries | Rivington | 6 | 00:25 |
| 30 | 16/03/2002 08:00 | Search Upland | ? - Missing person search | North Yorkshire | 1 | 00:00 |
| 31 | 24/03/2002 14:15 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Fallen walker, internal facial injuries, mild concussion. | Rivington Pike | 3 | 00:24 |
| 32 | 24/03/2002 16:30 | RTA | M ? - Motorcyclist, fractured leg | Horrobin Lane, Rivington | 9 | 00:18 |
| 33 | 26/03/2002 15:52 | Spot Pickup | ? - Cas evac: 1 mile from nearest road | Billinge | 0 | 00:08 |
| 34 | 29/03/2002 14:10 | RTA | ? - Motorcyclist in collision with car | Rivington Lane | 9 | 00:15 |
| 35 | 30/03/2002 14:28 | Spot Pickup | M 37 - Mountain biker. Serious facial injury | Outwood, Radcliffe | 7 | 00:54 |
| 36 | 04/04/2002 02:07 | Search Lowland | F 10 - MFH (Vulnerable), assiting Oldham MRT. Turned up safe at 07:30. | Broadbent, Oldham | 20 | 07:38 |
| 37 | 20/04/2002 10:07 | Search Lowland | M 78 - MFH: Alzheimer. Turned up unharmed | Fallowfield, Manchester | 24 | 07:23 |
| 38 | 25/04/2002 20:25 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Jogger, fractured ankle | Darwen Tower | 0 | 00:10 |
| 39 | 28/04/2002 17:13 | Spot Pickup | F 26 - Rambler, fallen, fractured leg | Peel Tower, Holcombe | 18 | 02:07 |
| 40 | 30/04/2002 20:35 | Search Lowland | M 80 - MFH (Vulnerable). Located unharmed | Hopwood Hall, Middleton | 30 | 03:00 |
| 41 | 03/05/2002 01:52 | Search Upland | M 70 - Missing, depressed, abandoned car | Wilton Quarries area | 32 | 08:08 |
| 42 | 06/05/2002 12:55 | Spot Pickup | F ? - Fractured arm | Stronstrey Bank | 5 | 00:30 |
| 43 | 29/05/2002 17:45 | Search Lowland | M 5 - Missing from home address | Trafford Centre area | 0 | 00:22 |
| 44 | 07/06/2002 16:14 | Spot Pickup | M 14 - Ropeswing faller. Bilateral fracture; radius/ulna | Tigers clough, Horwich | 16 | 01:16 |
| 45 | 07/06/2002 20:02 | Spot Pickup | F 14 - Ropeswing faller | 18 | 00:58 | |
| 46 | 08/06/2002 15:22 | Search Lowland | M 7 - MFH | Salford | 1 | 00:01 |
| 47 | 14/06/2002 18:17 | LAS Ambulance Assist (Severe Weather) | Standby during severe rainfall | CMB Westhoughton (RVP) | 23 | 02:33 |
| 48 | 14/06/2002 18:30 | GMAS Ambulance Assist (Severe Weather) | Standby during severe rainfall | CMB Westhoughton (RVP) | 23 | 02:20 |
| 48i | 14/06/2002 19:50 | GMAS Ambulance Assist (Severe Weather) | M 52 - Road cyclist. Collapsed | Lowton | 5 | 00:30 |
| 49 | 15/06/2002 11:30 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. MTB practice event | Rivington | 13 | 06:30 |
| 50 | 16/06/2002 06:30 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. MTB practice event | Rivington | 36 | 11:30 |
| 51 | 16/06/2002 09:35 | Spot Pickup | F 20 - Event marshal M2002. Ankle injury | Rivington | 8 | 00:23 |
| 52 | 16/06/2002 11:15 | Spot Pickup | F 19 - M2002 MTB Competitor. Heat exhaustion | Rivington | 6 | 00:45 |
| 53 | 17/06/2002 20:04 | Search Lowland | M 32 - MFH. Found by Dog Chi, with arm injuries and drugs overdose | Top Lock, Wigan | 24 | 03:11 |
| 54 | 23/06/2002 12:42 | Spot Pickup | F 43 - Walker, suspected knee injury. (Query dislocation) | Lever Park, Rivington | 15 | 01:03 |
| 55 | 26/06/2002 22:25 | Search Lowland | M 82 - MFH. Elderly, confused | Ramsbottom | 32 | 03:45 |
| 56 | 28/06/2002 18:44 | Spot Pickup | M 50's - Reported fitting. Had left scene | Turton & Entwistle Reservoir | 27 | 01:46 |
| 57 | 30/06/2002 06:30 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. Road race practice event | Rivington | 42 | 12:00 |
| 58 | 30/06/2002 13:21 | Spot Pickup | M 24 - Ankle injury | Rivington | 11 | 00:36 |
| 59 | 06/07/2002 16:47 | Spot Pickup | M 21 - Mountain biker, dislocated shoulder | Rivington | 14 | 00:28 |
| 60 | 06/07/2002 17:06 | Search Upland | M 65 - Dementia sufferer, missing on walk | Belmont | 14 | 01:14 |
| 61 | 08/07/2002 21:12 | Body recovery | ? - Body Recovery, assist CSI. Phase i | Higher Broughton | 14 | 04:28 |
| 62 | 09/07/2002 08:00 | Body recovery | ? - Body Recovery, assist CSI. Phase ii | Higher Broughton | 4 | 01:45 |
| 63 | 10/07/2002 15:50 | Body recovery | ? - Body Recovery, equipment remove. Phase iii | Higher Broughton | 6 | 02:20 |
| 64 | 11/07/2002 05:20 | Search Lowland | M 32 - MFH. Found deceased by Search Dog Chi | Top Lock, Wigan | 19 | 08:55 |
| 65 | 12/07/2002 12:45 | Body recovery | M ? - Body Recovery, equipment remove. Phase iv | Higher Broughton | 3 | 03:30 |
| 66 | 21/07/2002 12:15 | Spot Pickup | F 21 - Ankle injury whilst on ramble | Earnsdale Reservoir | 25 | 01:27 |
| 67 | 21/07/2002 13:42 | RTA | M 37 M 21 M 30 - Multiple casualty RTA. M 37: Multiple limb fractures. LHS. Spinal. M 21: Shoulder, wrist injuries. Spinal. M 30: Head, spinal. Internal bleeding. Femur shattered. | Egerton Road, Belmont | 25 | 01:18 |
| 68 | 21/07/2002 17:21 | RTA | F 65 - Hit by motorcyclist, neck/spinal injuries | Rivington | 12 | 00:34 |
| 69 | 21/07/2002 17:55 | RTA | F 11 - Hit by car, left foot almost severed | Horwich | 9 | 01:20 |
| 70 | 24/07/2002 07:30 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. MTB/Cycle event | Rivington | 37 | 10:30 |
| 71 | 27/07/2002 06:00 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. Time trials | Rivington | 42 | 13:30 |
| 72 | 29/07/2002 07:00 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. MTB event | Rivington | 40 | 12:30 |
| 73 | 29/07/2002 11:14 | Spot Pickup | F 38 - MTB Competitor. Limb fracture/dislocation | Rivington | 13 | 01:01 |
| 74 | 03/08/2002 00:00 | Standby cover | M2002 Commonwealth Games. Road event | Rivington | 39 | 14:00 |
| 75 | 13/08/2002 17:32 | Aircraft in distress | Helicopter in difficulties, managed to land safely | Bull Hill, Darwen | 0 | 00:13 |
| 76 | 19/08/2002 22:30 | Search Lowland | M 34 - MFH (Depressive). Found by police | Bamber Bridge, Preston | 1 | 02:40 |
| 77 | 25/08/2002 11:35 | Spot Pickup | M 69 - Comp. Trialthlon, fell, arm laceration | Old Kates, Rivington | 4 | 01:00 |
| 78 | 26/08/2002 13:28 | Spot Pickup | M 11 - Fall on steep slope. Q: fractured femur | Rivington Pike | 16 | 00:57 |
| 79 | 26/08/2002 14:48 | Vehicle assist | Recover vehicle blocking road | Rivington Hall Lane | 8 | 00:22 |
| 80 | 26/08/2002 16:30 | Spot Pickup | M 46 - Mountain Biker | Plank Lane Tip | 16 | 02:30 |
| 81 | 08/09/2002 12:28 | RTA | M 38 F 32 - M 38: Motorcyclist, dislocated shoulder, Pneumothroax. F 32: Motorcyclist, head, neck, knee | Sheep House Lane, Rivington | 16 | 01:02 |
| 82 | 08/09/2002 15:53 | Spot Pickup | F ? - Slipped on reservoir embankment. Fractured ankle | Yarrow Reservoir Rivington | 11 | 00:37 |
| 83 | 13/09/2002 18:27 | RTA | N/R - 3 car RTA, motorway, team vehicle passing | M61(N) prior Jct 9 | 2 | 00:15 |
| 84 | 22/09/2002 19:05 | Spot Pickup | M 14 - Off road motorcycle. Leg fractures | Elton Reservoir, Bury | 30 | 02:25 |
| 85 | 28/09/2002 08:30 | Search Lowland | M 40 - MFH (since 17/09/02) new info | Gorse Hall, Stalybridge | 15 | 09:00 |
| 86 | 29/09/2002 14:00 | Spot Pickup | F 32 - Direct assist to Patterdale MRT. Walker, fell 65m. Leg/back injuries | Swirral Edge, Lakes | 4 | 05:30 |
| 87 | 12/10/2002 17:20 | RTA | ? - 2xvehicle motorway RTA, person reported in ravine | M61 northbound Jct 6 | 0 | 00:11 |
| 88 | 14/10/2002 12:00 | Search Lowland | F 65 - Found dead, River Douglas, by Team | Marsh Green, Wigan | 29 | 12:00 |
| 89 | 16/10/2002 19:36 | Spot Pickup | M 14 - Ropeswing faller, inaccessible | Wigan | 35 | 01:35 |
| 90 | 03/11/2002 13:45 | Animal Rescue | F 7 months - German Shepherd Dog [Jazz] | Terraced Gardens, Rivington | 13 | 01:13 |
| 91 | 16/11/2002 15:30 | Spot Pickup | F ? - Direct assist to OVMRO. Walker, suspected fractured ankle | base of Y Gribin ridge, Cwm Bochlwyd | 2 | 02:00 |
| 92 | 17/11/2002 14:32 | Spot Pickup | M ? M ? - 4WD accident on coal tips | Little Hulton | 25 | 01:28 |
| 93 | 22/11/2002 14:58 | Search Lowland | F 30 - MFH (Depressive) | Austwick, Yorkshire Dales | 2 | 09:00 |
| 94 | 23/11/2002 20:20 | Search Lowland | M 72 - MFH (Vunerable) | Astley Bridge, Bolton | 0 | 00:27 |
| 95 | 08/12/2002 10:58 | Spot Pickup | M 68 - Cardiac arrest, Fatal, body recovery | Turton & Entwistle Reservoir | 18 | 02:32 |
| 96 | 22/12/2002 22:37 | Spot Pickup | M 15 - Suspected fractured ankle | Horwich, Bolton | 26 | 00:53 |
| 97 | 27/12/2002 13:29 | Spot Pickup | M ? - Reported collapsed, unconcious. Cardiac arrest | Billinge Golf Course | 0 | 00:31 |
| 98 | 27/12/2002 23:27 | Search Lowland | F 78 - MFH, Vulnerable (Dementia) | Prestwich | 30 | 06:33 |
| 99 | 28/12/2002 11:16 | Search Lowland | F 78 - MFH, Vulnerable (Dementia) | Prestwich | 22 | 05:44 |
