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One of our responders was first on the scene of an accident on his way to work. Fortunately, both the occupants of the car, an adult and a child, were unharmed, although a little shaken by the event. Having helped them out of the car and ensure they were safe, he directed traffic around the […]
A responder team was out supporting the Cancer Research Race for Life in Tunbridge Wells. The team supported by moving set up equipment around the site, collecting the equipment at the end and ferrying event managers to and from various locations.
We would like to thank all those who came along and supported our first charity fundraising event, a quiz held at the Platt Memorial Hall. We raised £830, all of which will purchase much needed workshop kit for the City of Rochester School, a specialist provision for young people with autism. It was a fun […]
Another three responders were at The Wright Event to gain the British Off Road Driving Association (BORDA) qualification this weekend. This is the fourth weekend the training has been held. We would like to thank Paul, our Vice Chairman, who is a BORDA BST for giving his time to run the course and The Wright […]
Eight responders attended an Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course this weekend. Having completed the six hour course, they stayed on for a further two hours to gain the Forestry First Aid qualification alongside the EFAW award. An intensive day, full of necessary information for emergency situations with practical applications of skills being learnt. […]
We were pleased to loan our air shelter to Kent Search and Rescue, for their annual Kent Charity Trek. The trek is a walking challenge, which gives an opportunity to support Kent-based charities whilst exploring the very best of our county. The air shelter was erected in the early morning at White Horse Wood Country […]
This week saw 11 of our responders attend Chainsaw Support training, given by one of our fully trained chainsaw operatives. Training covered amongst other key points, how to work safely alongside a chainsaw operative; how to communicate safely; where to stand and what to be aware of; working on slopes along with the dangers of […]
At 05:20 this morning, South East 4x4 Response Control received a call from Kent Police to assist with moving a somersaulted vehicle from a farmer's crop field following an RTA in the Barming area. Two responders were deployed to the scene to assist first with rolling the vehicle from it's side to the right way […]
Two responders have been out supporting Kent Police and Kent Search and Rescue with transportation of their search teams in the Kemsing area.
At our AGM last night, the Golden Shackle was awarded to Brian O'Bray, a responder, who had gone to the aid of a member who had two flat tyres on the same side of a trailer carrying sheep, close to the intersection of the M26 to the M20. Our responder collected two old wheels from […]
