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We are an all Terrain Rescue Team working in partnership with Cumbria Fire & Rescue. We specialise in quicksand rescue, and support them with our Hagglund BV206 all terrain amphibious rescue vehicles, 4x4's and trained personnel. We also assist the Coastguard, Police, Ambulance Service and First Responders on and around the 'unique' Morecambe Bay, Lake District and North Lancashire area. :: More about the team ::
Latest News
Moorland Vehicle Evalution
12/12/2011 - 5:00pm
Some of the team joined Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team and United Utilities on moorland near Darwen in Lancashire to test a number of differnt types of off road vehicles including our Hagglunds, LFRS Softtrac, UUs Argocat, BPMRT Land Rovers and a Polaris 6x6 off road vehicle for use in moorland fires. For photos and video click on our Youtube and photo gallery
Days Out Discounts raising funds for Bay SAR
02/12/2011 - 8:00pm
Days out Discounts is a new fund raising idea brought to you, by us, in partnership with Northern Print Distribution & Cypher Digital. For just £10.00, all of which goes to Bay Search & Rescue, you can get free child entries with full paying adults to the following tourist attractions across Cumbria & North Lancashire, and SAVE yourself up to £147. CLICK HERE to buy or find out more.
Keswick 2 Barrow Walk Presentation 2011
30/11/2011 - 2:00pm
Last night we attended the presentation evening for the 2011 Keswick to Barrow walk, we have been awarded £1500.00. We had both a walking team and also marshalled at Lowick. We'll be back to both walk and marshal again on the 12th May 2012, if you would like to be part of our walking team please e-mail mike
Happy Birthday to us
27/11/2011 - 9:00am
Today we celebrate our 10th Birthday; we have come along way in ten years, been involved in some big incidents and lots of smaller ones. Here's to the next 10. We just need someone to make us a Hagglund Cake.
7 Team Members Complete Water Incident (Flood)Mangers Course
17/10/2011 - 7:00pm
7 Team members have completed a Water Incident Management (Flood) course which meets the DEFRA Module 5 for the Flood Rescue National Enhancement scheme. The course which has been run over 3 days by Al Read and Paul Amos of Outreach Rescue. Funded by part of a grant from the Cumbria Community Foundation Flood Fund.
Help us secure £6000 from NatWest CommunityForce
26/09/2011 - 9:00am
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED: We have been successfully listed for the Natwest CommunityForce, this is a project where they will give a number of charities £6,000 each for specific projects. BUT we need your votes to help be one of the lucky charities that get supported, please CLICK HERE and vote for us, Thanks
Kendal Emergency Services Open Day
22/09/2011 - 2:00pm
Come along and see us, along with the Fire & Rescue Service, Police, Ambulance Service and Mountain Rescue at Kendal Emergency Services Open Day on Saturday 1st October 2011 from 1pm to 4pm.
All of Busher Walk, Kendal around the Fire, Police, MRT and Ambulance HQs will be closed to cars and open to the public. There will be various demonstrations such as RTC extractions, water rescues in the river, fire scenarios etc as well as stands, a climbing wall, face painting and various stalls. Kendal Police HQ will also be showing off their new custody suite.
We will be in the Fire HQ yard with a display and our Hagglund and Airboat. Our other Hagglund and our SRT (Swiftwater Rescue Technicians) team will be doing a demonstration in the river with Fire & Rescue and Mountain Rescue SRT teams. See you there!
Cross Bay Walk Photos
27/07/2011 - 12:00pm
Photos and route maps from the Bay SAR annual Cross Morecambe Bay Walk - 24th July 2011. We were joined by 571 walkers on a fantastic walk covering about 8 miles across Morecambe Bay from Arnside to Kents bank station in glorious sunshine. It doesn't get better than this.
Thanks to all who supported us. See you all next year?
:: photos and route maps click here :: Updated 14 August
Some photos © Bayscapes - www.bayscapes.co.uk
Cross Bay Walk this weekend
24/07/2011 - 8:00am
Registrations have closed for our walk Today.
If you have already registered please arrive in good time to check in as we leave promptly at 11am. Look for the Bay Search and Rescue Landrover with the orange flag above it! See you there.
Walk time, location and general information here
Latest information: The trains are running. The weather is forecast for 20 degrees so bring a hat and sunscreen for any little ones. it is going to be a great day out!
If you didn't manage to register add our website to your favourites and check back for next year, we start taking registrations in January.
Working with RNLI West Kirby
18/05/2011 - 3:00pm
Some of the team had a very interesting and useful day working together with West Kirby RNLI. Our two hagglunds were transported down to their station on the far side of the Wirral by low loader to do some side by side comparisons with an RNLI Landrover fitted with tracks (A Matttrack). This will be used to pull their IRB to its launch sites which can be difficult to access. The day was a success for all and both teams learned a lot, thanks for the hospitality guys. :: Photos of the days events ::
Using our two Hagglunds we provide fast and safe transport of personnel and heavy equipment to nearly all areas on the 120 sq miles of sand in the Bay when the tide is a out and to any hazardous terrain or flood incidents inland. The Hagglunds carry equipment for recovering people and vehicles stuck in the notorious quicksands as well as in mud and snow. In the event of any casualties we can provide first aid if required and subsequent safe rapid evacuation into the care of the ambulance service.
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