by admin | Jun 19, 2017 | 2017, Incident
Whilst responding to Incident 47/2017 Rossendale & Pendle MRT received a second call for assistance with an incident at Greenbooth Reservoir, Rochdale. Oldham MRT who neighbour RPMRT on the Rochdale side were already committed to a separate water incident, the...
by admin | Jan 12, 2017 | 2017, Incident
At 19:17 this evening the MPSRO Silver command group was activated with the aim of requesting appropriately qualified resources from across the region to support our colleagues at Scarborough and Ryedale MRT. Due to the forecast for possible tidal flooding and...
by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 16.30hrs a mixed Bolton MRT / Cheshire SART convoy departed Incident 98 at Prestolee, with instructions to proceed to a large scale flooding incident in the Bury area. Whilst en route, this emergency response was slightly delayed with traffic restrictions at the...
by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Whilst assembling at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to standby at the request of NWAS Greater Manchester Area, on this Boxing Day of stormy weather, at 11.41hrs, GMP contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, for the team to respond to a very serious flooding...
by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, after a full morning of telephone liaison calls with colleague MRTs / SART, Lancashire Constabulary, GMP, and NWAS, regarding the worsening and very wet weather conditions, was requested by NWAS Greater Manchester Area, to place the...