by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | General news
8 Team members and 2 of our Mountain Rescue Landrovers, attended today’s Darwen Gala, putting on a Mountain Rescue vehicle & equipment display, on the Darwen Gala exhibition field. The members were also on hand to provide immediate stand-by rescue cover for... by admin | Aug 20, 2004 | 2004, Incident
Late afternoon GMAS contacted the Team for urgent assistance with regards to a report of a child in the River Irwell at Ringley, Manchester. As Fire, Ambulance and Mountain Rescue were jointly responding it became known that the child was not actually in the river but... by admin | Aug 19, 2004 | General news
Thanks to a wonderful donation from Milliken, our new base at Ladybridge has always benefited from a fully carpeted entrance, stairwell and upstairs and in order to keep this looking clean and tidy we have the regular domestic task of an almost daily vacuum (you... by admin | Aug 18, 2004 | General news
This very stormy evening saw 12 Team members take a visit to Lancashire Aero Club Rescue & Fire Service at Barton Aerodrome, for familiarisation of small aircraft types. We have the big planes at Manchester International Airport and military at BAE Warton and RAF... by admin | Aug 18, 2004 | General news
In the light of 2 recent drowning incidents and past incidents of a similar nature, the Team has reviewed how many Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) / Lifejackets, the Team should have for the protection of its Call Out Members whilst engaged in waterside Search &...