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... by admin | Sep 12, 2003 | 2003, Incident
At 16:20 on the same day (Friday), our team leader was contact by Lancashire Constabulary, regarding the teams’ urgent help with the search for a missing Down’s Syndrome male, in the Entwistle Reservoir area. A major police response was in hand –...