Jul 19 2017
Shortly after all personnel had retired from this evenings training, the team were contacted by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with an incident in the Tottington area of Bury.
As team members were gathering to collect vehicles, we were contacted again by the police saying they had enough personnel to deal with the incident.
The team would like to pass on our condolences to the womans family.
Jul 18 2017
At 14:41 this very sunny afternoon our colleagues at Rossendale & Pendle MRT were contacted by North West Ambulance service with the report of an injured mountain biker on the mountain bike trails at Lee Quarry, Bacup.
Our team was requested to assist in the event that a long carry was required, and two team vehicles were mobilised to assist with six team members total.
Fortunately the incident was not as complex as initially described and resources already on scene were able to manage the casualty; our responding team vehicles were stood down.
Jul 16 2017
At 13:09 today our colleages at Rossendale & Pendle MRT were called out by Greater Manchester Police, and then by North West Ambulance service to the report of a female with an ankle injury, some distance into the steep-sided Ashworth Valley, near Heywood.
Two team vehicles were mobilised to support this incident with 8 Bolton MRT members in total.
Team members assisted the RPMRT members and NWAS crew to carry the 59 year old female to the emergency vehicles RVP situated at the nearby Ashworth Valley Scout campsite.
Our thanks are expressed to the staff at the campsite for assisting during this incident and allowing our vehicles to park up in their grounds.
Jul 6 2017
This evening the team were called out to assist a collapsed male who it was thought had suffered a heart attack on a footpath 200m away from Coal Pit Road.
The team assisted in carrying the man back to the road.
The team would like to pass on our condolences to the mans family.
In June 2020 we sent over ten fire engines, to a moorland fire upon Darwen Moor as well as a lot of resources from @unitedutilities @BoltonMRT and other agencies attending this major incident incident. @DCCWoods has confirmed that two Lancashire residents have now been charged. twitter.com/DCCWoods/statu…
Aug 13 2017
Incident 62/2017 – Ankle Injury Earnsdale Reservoir
At 22:11 this evening the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with a casualty on the bank side of Earnsdale Reservoir, Darwen.
The man had sustained an ankle injury whilst walking. The single crew NWAS RRV had reached the man, but required our assistance to carry the man to the nearest road head.
16 team members responded to this incident, who were guided in to the location by the injured mans friend.
The mans leg was placed in a vacuum mattress before transferring onto a stretcher for the short carry to the waiting ambulance.
The team would like to wish the man a speedy recovery from his injury.
By Paul Brain • 2017, Incident • Tags: WalkerRambler