by admin | Jun 19, 2002 | General news
This evening, ten team members visited the BAE Systems military aircraft factory at Warton, Lancashire, for what has now become a regular feature of the teams training programme, namely the hazards involved in military fast jet aircraft crashes. Slide shows and safety... by admin | Jun 19, 2002 | General news
Again updating an earlier report, on Wednesday 19th June, the team received a generous donation of two AEROSAFE “PULSELITE” protective garments (worth over £100). We are the first MRT in the country (indeed the world!) to try out these innovative... by admin | Jun 19, 2002 | General news
Regarding our plans to purchase new team clothing, we are currently testing two Keela “MUNRO” jackets in the team – thanks to Keela for sending the test garments. by admin | Jun 17, 2002 | 2002, Incident
In the evening, Greater Manchester Police requested the team’s involvement for an urgent search of a 32 year old male, at Top Lock, in Wigan. Just as the last few members of the team were arriving on scene, the radios buzzed into life – Dave Marsh, with... by admin | Jun 16, 2002 | General news
Our work for the Commonwealth Games has now started, with the team already providing Standby Rescue covers for two Mountain Bike practice events. During the day we were called to two incidents. The first, at 09:35, involved an event marshall who had twisted her ankle....