by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | 2014, Incident
With eighteen team members responding to set up to provide standby rescue cover for the Annual Easter Saturday Rivington Pike Fell Race (See above ‘News’ report) NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway directly contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE (Who minutes earlier had... by admin | Apr 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 16.55hrs late this afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, to assist with an Emergency Ambulance, stuck in soft ground on playing fields in Horwich, after going to the aid of an injured footballer. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE mobilised a... by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Training
This evening our Trainee Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm and Bella took to our local moorlands for their Thursday evening routine training rather than their usual venue in the Calder Valley SRT team area. A rainy night in the Two Lads moorland area above... by admin | Mar 23, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 19.48hrs this evening, with strong winds, drifting snow and treacherous local road conditions (Away from major roads) the team was paged by NWAS (Lancashire) EOC Broughton, to attend to two separate incidents on the steep moorland fringe residential road of... by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 12.26hrs this cold and clear blue sky early afternoon, we were paged by the NWAS (Lancashire Area) Emergency Control Room ‘Airdesk,’ regarding an incident on Winter Hill. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the airdesk despatcher informed Garry that they...