by admin | Feb 24, 2014 | 2014, Incident
This afternoon, whilst walking on the southern side of Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, waterside track, a 64 years old male walker (From Lower Darwen) slipped sustaining serious suspected lower left leg fractures. An NWAS Emergency Ambulance and the NWAA Helimed 08... by admin | Feb 23, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Early this morning our Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson, who is also a member of SARDA Wales, was contacted by NEWSAR Team to assist with his specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Boris in the search for a missing male in the vicinity of Erddig,... by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
During the response to Incident 22, we received a pager message at 11.02hrs alerting us to an incident near to Yarrow Reservoir “in Horwich,” involving an injured male horse rider. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE Controlling and Co-ordinating the response... by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
This morning a small number of Team Call Out list members joined by Dani Burgess, Fundraising Officer for NEWSAR Team, who was out with us for the day, were assembling at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for a scheduled 11.00hrs exercise start at GMFRS Bolton Central... by admin | Feb 15, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 00:33 in the early hours of this cold and wet morning, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by Peter Goble, Team Leader Rossendale & Pendle MRT, requesting the team’s assistance with a developing urgent search for a missing 13 year old boy in... by admin | Feb 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Today the North West was hit by a particularly severe storm, with worsening conditions and extreme winds as the afternoon progressed. As a result our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was in liaison with Greater Manchester Police and the NWAS (Greater Manchester Area)...