by admin | Dec 30, 2008 | 2008, Incident
This afternoon the team was contacted by NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Control to go to the aid of a female walker who had injured her lower leg whilst walking the Witton Weavers Way, on Turton Moor. The North West Air Ambulance, Helimed 08 was also tasked to this... by admin | Dec 18, 2008 | 2008, Incident
This evening our Team Leader became aware of a developing possible major incident involving a train crash in the Congleton area of Cheshire. Aware of the mountain rescue involvement which had taken place during the Greyrigg train disaster in Cumbria our Team Leader... by admin | Dec 8, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 11.45hrs late this morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes was contacted directly by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Control Centre for the teams assistance in evacuating an injured walker in the Greenmount area of Bury. Our Team Leader was requested to liaise directly... by admin | Dec 4, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 10.25hrs along with our colleagues at Rossendale and Pendle MRT we were requested by NWAS (Lancashire) A&E Control to RVP at Darwen Ambulance Station (in our case) to standby regarding a large number of motorists stuck in snowdrifts on the snowbound road... by admin | Dec 4, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 09.36hrs NWAS (Lancashire) Accident and Emergency Control contacted our Team Leader directly for 4WD assistance, to reach a property and evacuate an elderly and poorly gentleman from a care home in Darwen, which due to icy and snowbound road conditions was... by admin | Dec 4, 2008 | 2008, Incident
With a very heavy snowfall forecasted for the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas during the early hours of this morning, the North West Ambulance Service had requested MRTs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester to go to standby status overnight in case of need, to...