by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Training
SARCALL is the activation and incident logging system – with many other features, increasingly becoming adopted at a national level within MREW. Following on from the MPSRO SARCALL Silver Group exercise of yesterday evening, this evening this same ‘silver Group’ took... by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Training
Following on from similar training yesterday, today at GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station / Crompton Way, where we garage our Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulance, Bolton Mobile 1, courtesy of GMFRS, two team members assembled for a day of rope work... by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Training
Some readers may be aware that this year, April 1st to be precise, sees the start of the disbandment and wind down of the RAF, Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm / HMCG existing UK Helicopter Search and Rescue provision, and its total civilianisation under a new long lasting... by admin | Jan 27, 2015 | Training
Meeting at 10.00hrs at GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station / Crompton Way, where we garage our Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulance, Bolton Mobile 1, courtesy of GMFRS, four team members assembled for a day of rope work training. Present was our... by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Training
This evening, in wintry conditions of snow lying on the local moors, team members took part in an area familiarity and navigation exercise on and around Holcombe Moor and Holcombe Hill above Bury. We border this high moorland area with our colleagues at Rossendale and... by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Training
Tonight at 19.00hrs saw our six remaining probationary members, Heath Doran, Neil Haigh, Steve James, Matthew Morris, Rasti Schweizer and Carole Truman, all put through a team equipment ‘no notice’ familiarity test by our Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh, at their...