Starting a Search and Rescue Team

The comment made by Brian Johnson on the Inland Flood Rescue Association post started me thinking. He noted that “someone had to take charge and put all of the teams into some useful context.” This lead me to thinking about SAR teams without a role… Johnnie Walker commented that T24 “do not provide the services [...]

February 3, 2010 · Robert Bradley · 13 Comments
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Inland Flood Rescue Teams

Following up from yesterday’s post about the Inland Flood Rescue Association, just what teams are affiliated to this group? This is the list; Mercia Inshore Search & Rescue - www.merciarescue.org STAR Technical & Rescue Team - www.starteam1.com Inshore Search & Rescue Midlands/CRUK- www.isarm.co.uk Cardiff & Vale Rescue Association - www.cavra.org.uk Hovercraft Search & Rescue UK - www.hsr-uk.org Civil Defence Scotland – www.civildefencescotland.btik.com [...]

February 2, 2010 · Robert Bradley · 13 Comments
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Inland Flood Rescue Association

I wrote last week about SEBEV’s past experience working in flooded areas. This was not something SEBEV had been set up specifically to help with, it was just a natural extension of their willingness to help a community in need. With flooding and its terrible aftermath seemingly becoming more common, it was inevitable that a [...]

February 1, 2010 · Robert Bradley · 97 Comments
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