This week our Lego friends have been practicing their water rescue skills as part of the PDMRO's Swift Water initiative. The human teams from PDMRO headed out for a training evening at the famous victorian holiday location of "Matlock Bath", practising rescue techniques at the Matlock Slalom on the River Derwent. The lego team got some practice in ahead of time at the lesser known location of "David's Bath", they too practised rescue techniques.
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| Pete wondered why it was always his turn to be rescued |
Across the UK and across all agencies (MR, Fire, Police, etc.) there is now a standardised training syllabus and skill set. This enables all emergency services to work together with a common understanding, improving safety and efficiency. The techniques have evolved over the last twenty or so years, with major breakthroughs for personal protection equipment, floating ropes and water theory. These skills allow MR teams to work more safely at water margins and in flood areas, something the UK has seen a lot of in 2013 and 2014.
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| The team practising flood evacuations |
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| Getting ready with the Humans |
It takes a lot of time and effort to train in these techniques, but there is also a certain amount of safety gear required. Sadly in the news this week a sister team "Severn Area Rescue Association" (SARA) had some of their vehicles vandalised and equipment, including a boat, stolen.
You can support SARA by:
- following them on Facebook www.facebook.com/severnrescue
- raising money to replace the stolen and damaged equipment www.justgiving.com/wyreforest
You can support the Lego Mountain Rescue team by:
- following us on Facebook www.facebook.com/LegoMRT
- following this blog and sharing it with your friends
You can support Derby Mountain Rescue Team by:
- donating £5 by texting "DMRT22 £5" to 70070
- visiting our homepage www.derbymrt.org.uk
- liking us on Facebook www.facebook.com/DerbyMountainRescueTeam
- following us on Twitter twitter.com/DerbyMRT
- following this blog and sharing it with your friends
You can support Mountain Rescue England and Wales by:
- visiting their homepage www.mountain.rescue.org.uk
- liking them on Facebook www.facebook.com/MountainRescueuk
- following them on Twitter twitter.com/mountrescueuk
You can find out more about the PDMRO teams and support them via the links below:
- Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO): www.pdmro.org.uk
- Buxton: www.buxtonmountainrescue.org.uk
- Edale: www.edalemountainrescue.co.uk
- Glossop: www.gmrt.org.uk
- Kinder: www.kmrt.org.uk
- Oldham: www.omrt.org
- Woodhead: www.woodheadmrt.org
"Mountain rescue - so much more than mountains"
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