Post by Jem on Feb 1, 2010 15:23:28 GMT 1
Norfolk Rover Rescue;
A valuable resource for Norfolk's emergency services is on the lookout for more volunteers
Norfolk Rover Rescue; A valuable resource for Norfolk's emergency services is on the lookout for more volunteers. Rover Rescue was formed in 1979 by members of the Breckland Land Rover Club and now has about 50 members across the county. Team members use their own 4x4 vehicles as an all-terrain taxi service to help search and rescue teams, including the Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue (NORLSAR) team, get to remote search areas. The team also assists other emergency vehicles - and recently was asked to recover an ambulance out of the snow after it slid off a driveway near King's Lynn. James Boston, controller for Rover Rescue said, “We do lots of work with the ambulance service, providing transport for key staff to control rooms in bad weather and getting doctors to patients in areas which are difficult to access. Our members are all enthusiasts who have offered their services and their vehicles to make themselves available. We are looking for more volunteers because the more there are, the quicker our response times.”
For more information on Rover Rescue go to www.brecklandlrc.com
and for more information about NORLSAR go to www.norlsar.org.uk.
Norfolk Rover Rescue; A valuable resource for Norfolk's emergency services is on the lookout for more volunteers. Rover Rescue was formed in 1979 by members of the Breckland Land Rover Club and now has about 50 members across the county. Team members use their own 4x4 vehicles as an all-terrain taxi service to help search and rescue teams, including the Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue (NORLSAR) team, get to remote search areas. The team also assists other emergency vehicles - and recently was asked to recover an ambulance out of the snow after it slid off a driveway near King's Lynn. James Boston, controller for Rover Rescue said, “We do lots of work with the ambulance service, providing transport for key staff to control rooms in bad weather and getting doctors to patients in areas which are difficult to access. Our members are all enthusiasts who have offered their services and their vehicles to make themselves available. We are looking for more volunteers because the more there are, the quicker our response times.”
For more information on Rover Rescue go to www.brecklandlrc.com
and for more information about NORLSAR go to www.norlsar.org.uk.
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