The first three responders to complete a day's British Off Road Driving Association (BORDA) Standard training at Ashtree Farm, home of our sponsor, The Wright Event. Following the recent heavy rain the off road course presented challenging conditions for drivers. We are fortunate in having, Paul, our Vice Chair, who is a BORDA BST, on […]
There's no stopping our responder volunteers! Between Christmas and New Year, 6 of them were at our sponsor's, The Wright Event, learning about 4 wheel drive systems along with putting into practise what had been learnt during the classroom session.
Team members joined Kent Search and Rescue for a training exercise at our major sponsor, The Wright Event. Search teams were formed covering a specific area looking for clues and reporting finds back to control. The scene was then managed. Training together gives us a clearer understanding of the work that Kent Search and Rescue […]
Congratulations to our 4 new members who completed their initial training over the two days of the weekend. Welcome to our team!
This weekend saw a number of existing members update their competency training, which takes place every two years.
Our major sponsor, The Wright Event, kindly hosted our meeting this month. We were able to use their facilities to make refreshments along with the interactive screen for a quick training session.
Our chainsaw teams have been out honing their chainsaw skills at The Wright Event, our major sponsor, ready for the autumn and winter storm seasons. Many thanks to The Wright Event for the use of their grounds for this event.
Congratulations to our 3 newest members who completed their competency training to become responders over two long days this weekend. Well done to all 3!
A group of our responders, along with the police in their own vehicle, carried out a successful training exercise for emergency evacuation along the seawall of the Thames estuary on behalf of Medway Council.
KSAR requested logistical support from two of our larger 4x4 vehicles on their training day. Two of our volunteers were pleased to support and spend the day transporting the KSAR teams to different locations. They returned the teams to the rendezvous point after they had finished the various search activities. It was lovely to have […]
