by admin | Jul 19, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 14.38hrs this very warm (32c!) very sunny and dry afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway for our assistance in regards to a climbing accident at Wilton Number 1 Quarry, north of Bolton. An NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Ambulance had been called to...
by admin | Aug 18, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 19.07hrs this evening we were paged to assist GMFRS with the report of a forty year old male stuck high up on a rock face in the vicinity of Winter Hill. An emergency call had been received slightly earlier by GMFRS but the location details given were very vague,...
by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 17:45 this afternoon, we were paged for assistance by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, regards an incident at an industrial premises where a male crane operator had suffered a seizure, whilst in his operating cab a height off the ground. With drivers...
by admin | Mar 24, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 17.04hrs this warm sunny evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS Manchester Emergency Control Centre, requesting the team to attend an incident with the report of an injured climber who had fallen, with another person stuck on the...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | 2011, Incident
A repeat in almost all the initial details to Incident 54, on Monday morning 8th August 2011 (See website report) This afternoon, a male was reported on a Tower Crane in Eccles with possible suicidal intent, resulting in Greater Manchester Police contacting NWAS...