Site update

There is now photograph of almost every different piece of equipment the team uses on this website.

The callout log has also been updated.

Finally the website has had almost 5000 visitors since the start of the year.

Rope Clamp

The new smaller and lighter rope clamp. A rope jamming/stopping device used to stop the rescue lines running out when recovering rope rescue technician and casualty

Stakes

The team has some lightweight alloy stakes and lot’s of heavy stakes to create holdfasts from.  Where these stakes cannot be used the team would use nature hold fasts such as large mature tree and boulders or a small stake holdfast.  We no longer use vehicles as hold fasts.

When using natural hold fasts it must be unquestionably safe.

Rescue Harness

The two rope rescue technician harnesses hanging up on the left with the safety harnesses hanging up to the right. Solid and very robust pieces of equipment.

Winch

Portable winch in the rope rescue trailer. It can have two ropes (main line and safety line) going through it at the same time. Heavy but great bit of kit.

This is now no longer the preferred method of recovery as it is easier to use the tugger system.   The winch also creates a noisey enviorment restricting radio usage.

Slings

Yellow and orange taped slings ideal for putting round hold fasts.

Rescue Strop

Rescue strop. Clip around the casualty under their armpits. If you have time fasten the small strops under their legs and back to the main point.

Pulley

Pulleys. Ideal for rescue lines running through the quad pod.

First Aid Kits

The team has several small first aid kits, one of which is stored in the vehicle and one in each of the four search rucsacs. Also as a cliff team, we have a larger cliff first aid kit for our cliff man to take down administrate first aid to a casualty.

The team also is equipped with a CPR ‘bagging’ mask and a neck collar in addition to a cliff stretcher.

Swiftwater Rescue Helmets

The swiftwater rescue helmets are very lightweight compared to the standard issue coastguard rescue/cliff helmet and are designed to allow water to freely flow through them. They have been branded with retroflective tape for easy identification as Coastguard personnel at multi agency flood incidents.