by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At the concluding part of the teams involvement with providing standby rescue cover today for Darwen Rotary Clubs, Darwen Tower Trudge, our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon at circa 14.11hrs was contacted by Greater Manchester Police requesting the teams assistance in... by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | General news
Whilst working on the commissioning of our brand new Incident Control Vehicle late this morning at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ , and with the vehicle barely days old in our service and a total mileage not yet at 100 miles, we discovered the rear nearside tyre was... by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | General news
Following on from our website ‘News’ report dated Wednesday 29th May 2013, when we reported on the decommissioning of our Control Trailer, as a result of our bringing in to team service our newly purchased Incident Control Vehicle, this morning four... by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | General news
Since accepting delivery of our brand new Incident Control Vehicle on the late afternoon of Thursday 30th May, team members have spent Thursday night, most of Friday and all day Saturday, commissioning the various IT and communications systems on this new vehicle.... by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | General news
Organised annually by our friends and supporters in the Rotary Club of Darwen, the Darwen Tower Trudge takes in a delightful route around the reservoirs and hills of Tockholes, Roddlesworth and Darwen, including the moorland heights of Lyons Den, Darwen Moor, Lords... by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our May month end 2013 collection box figures, with £361.90p collected, against £402.78p for May 2012. Our year to date collection box total is £1,154.80p against £1,548.70p for 2012. We currently have 123x... by admin | Jun 1, 2013 | General news
Following on from their morning visit to GMFRS Bolton Central and GMFRS Bolton North Fire Stations this morning, members of the Fire Brigade Society went on to Rochdale this afternoon for a commemorative function to celebrate their 50th Anniversary Year. We were very... by admin | Jun 1, 2013 | General news
Today a large number of Fire Brigade Society members visited GMFRS Bolton Central Fire Station (Before going on to GMFRS Bolton North Fire Station) to photograph the various Fire Appliances based at Bolton Central. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was approached... by admin | May 31, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 20.39hrs this sunny evening, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, to provide assistance with an incident involving the report of a collapsed male in the Scotman’s Flash area of Wigan. Our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon liaised with NWAS EOC and at... by admin | May 30, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 18.15hrs this sunny early evening, we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) EOC Broughton, requesting our assistance with a 92 years old woman who had fallen down an embankment in Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen. An NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Ambulance crew from Altham...