by admin | Feb 11, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Whilst in the Rivington area providing standby rescue cover for the Winter Hill Fell Race, the team was contacted direct by NWAS (Lancashire area) A&E Control to respond, due to our being in the close vicinity, to the report of an elderly man who had collapsed... by admin | Feb 10, 2007 | 2007, Incident
By 01:00 this morning all four Landrovers had returned to our LBH base with road conditions in the Bolton area still icy at all levels but with thawing conditions setting in (it was still artic on the local moorlands!). As we were locking up the base at 01:08, NWAS... by admin | Feb 10, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At the conclusion of the previous incident, our BM2 and BM3 vehicles were immediately despatched to give assistance an NWAS (GMA) Rapid Response Vehicle which following an emergency call in the Markland Hill area of Bolton was now stuck on icy roads and the towing and... by admin | Feb 10, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 00:04 our vehicles BM2 and BM3 with 7 crew on board, whilst checking out some abandoned vehicles in the Georges Lane area leading to Winter Hill, were called by NWAS (GMA) Control to attend a code red call in the southern part of Horwich involving a 2 year 8 months... by admin | Jan 29, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 12:56 early this afternoon NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) paged the team, requesting assistance in a Peak Demand situation with emergency calls exceeding their available resources. (Our colleagues in Oldham MRT were also contacted) One Team vehicle with a two man... by admin | Jan 28, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 14:59 this afternoon, NWAS (Lancashire Area) control contacted our Team Leader direct to request the team’s assistance with the report of a person collapsed in the Roddlesworth area. Ambulance Control had also despatched Helimed 08 and an ambulance to the incident....