by admin | May 13, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 15:40, our Team Leader was contacted direct by NWAS PEC Control for some help with an incident location in the Wigan area that was for a short time proving difficult to locate (they were using our local area knowledge of local place names). A young boy had fallen... by admin | May 12, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Five team members this weekend were staying at the Ogwen Valley base of the Ogwen Valley MRT., for a weekend of rock climbing in the Idwal and Tryfan areas, when at the end of the day for four of the five team members, now back at Oggi base, and following a previous... by admin | May 6, 2007 | 2007, Incident
North West Ambulance Service (Lancashire Locality) contacted our Team Leader by mobile phone to request our assistance with an R.T.C. on Hall Barn Drive, Rivington, involving a car and a motorbike. As our Team Leader was on holiday in sunny North Wales, he then... by admin | May 5, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Whilst providing Standby Rescue Cover on the Belmont Village Winter Hill Fell Race, we were notified of a competitor who had fallen on the course and sustained a serious laceration to his knee, which resulted in the knee cap being visible through the laceration. The... by admin | May 4, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 18.02 Hrs, the Team was contacted by Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, regarding a large moorland fire in the area of Belmont Village, being jointly attended by GMFRS and Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service. A Full Team Call Out message was paged... by admin | May 3, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Just before 2pm this afternoon, on what was a gloriously sunny and very warm day, NWAS Greater Manchester Control received a 999 call regarding an accident to an off-road motorcyclist on Cutacre Tip (a coal tip, also known as Lomax Tip and Wharton Lane Tip) on the...