by admin | Sep 26, 2014 | General news, Training
This morning, Team Call Out list member Phil Horner attended at the kind invitation of Bolton Council, a day long course regarding Multi Agency Introduction to Civil Contingencies. This is the seventh time the team has attended this course, the first being 15th June... by admin | Sep 24, 2014 | General news, Training
Tonight the team was preparing to conduct a novel exercise on the moors above Darwen, in co-operation with two colleagues from Rossendale & Pendle MRT. The exercise scenario was that a mountain biker had become unseated whilst riding his bike on Darwen Moor,... by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | Training
Tonight our trainee mountain rescue Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Jess Ellsmore, with her trainee Search dog Blitz, was out training at Standish Hall Farm, near to where Jess lives. Jess would like to thank John and Derek Wignall of Standish Hall Farm for their kind... by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Training
This evening our Equipment Officer – Water, David Cook organised a little boating experience for the team membership on the waters of Delph Reservoir, off Longworth Road, Egerton. This evenings weekly training exercise took the scenario of a power boat having collided... by admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Training
Dave Marsh our Trainee Drowned Victim Search Dog Handler and Trainee DVSD Dog Sasha, once again spent this morning and into lunchtime carrying out some DVSD training on the waters of Pennington Flash at Leigh, utilising our 3.4 metre long semi rigid inflatable SAR... by admin | Sep 11, 2014 | Training
As promised in our report of Sunday 7th September 2014, please find below a short report by our Trainee Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Jess Ellsmore on her recent training weekend away with SARDA England, along with of course her Trainee Search Dog Blitz. “On Friday...