by admin | Dec 4, 2008 | 2008, Incident
With a very heavy snowfall forecasted for the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas during the early hours of this morning, the North West Ambulance Service had requested MRTs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester to go to standby status overnight in case of need, to... by admin | Dec 3, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Just after returning to the Bolton Fire Station base from the previous moorland incident (119/2008), Bolton Mobile 2 was requested by NWAS (Manchester area) to attend a female who had fallen on an icy drive in Lostock. With 2 members immediately available for this... by admin | Dec 2, 2008 | 2008, Incident
In the early hours of this morning heavy snowfalls started in the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas, steadily worsening as the early morning commuter traffic started. Traffic soon ground to a halt in the snow and icy road conditions, with gridlock or at the... by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
NWAS (LL) contacted the Team Leader directly asking for assistance, with the evacuation of a casualty from a residential address. The casualty was suffering from suspected ’C’ Spine injuries. The Ambulance crew on scene were concerned for the short carry from the... by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 05:13 Hrs the was paged by NWAS (GMA) requesting the Teams immediate standby due to snowfall affecting many roads in a large part of the Greater Manchester County. Our colleagues in Rossendale & Pendle MRT and Oldham MRT were also put on standby and then like...