Becile Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Cashy, your large animal rescue- interested do you have any specialist lifting equipment, other than strops, do they carry rescue glides, down a cow harnesses etc, just asking as our AR crews have that stuff + the unimog with crane fitted, and shed loads of gear Inc dry suits ect. Edited July 31, 2017 by Noddy Thread brought over from LFB Documentary Thread Link to comment
SteelCity Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Shropshires rescue tender based here at Wellington has a hiab crane on the back specifically for animal rescues. We have glide pads for moving animals over rough ground and a medical harness with a quick release pulley for getting them back on their feet. We have various strops and lines for moving them around along with special tools for passing the harnesses around and under the animal. Theres also the inflatable pathways and drysuits for slurry work. All operational staff at Wellington are AR2 with an AR3 per watch. Link to comment
Becile Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Exactly the same here in Surrey steel city. Link to comment
Cashybai Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Ayup Becile, We got our training from Anton & the Hampshire Team, so we've got most of the kit specified by them. Bearing in mind the AR stuff is carried on Water Rescue FRU's , we've by default got drysuits, PFD's and water rescue lids on hand (Plus the boat if its that soggy). In addition we've got quick release spreader beams (need to nick an onsite front lift tractor/teleporter/hiab) , lifting slings with spill straps, animal harnesses, extra strops & slings, slip paths and carry slings, limb crooks, strop guides and a variety of head collars, leads and reins, plus disinfectant. We were supposed to be getting pig boards as well, but we haven't seen them yet. Hope that helps Link to comment
Dyson Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 You pick up many large animal rescues on your station ground Neil? Link to comment
JonFromTheLFB Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 You've not seen a Northern hen do stampeding through Euston after a weekend out in the big smoke have you?! 4 Link to comment
Becile Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 I think nearly everyone's had the Hampshire experience, and why not, they know there stuff...incidently who's going on blues and twos? Ours is generally a non emergency response that can be upgraded based on info received. Link to comment
Dyson Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Yeah we go on the bell, of course. We carry basically the same gear as cashy plus a crane. Link to comment
Cashybai Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Relatively few tbh, I think LFB are in a similar place to Hampshire when they started, folks aren't aware and its more luck than owt that we get called. Blues response and as Jon sez, if its a northern hen do..... 1 Link to comment
SteelCity Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 No blues for us unless it's a life risk (ie rider trapped under horse) though there is an argument that horse owners are willing to take risks as they see the horse as a pet so should really treat that as a priority call as well. We used the pig boards during our animal handling course, useful kit in that situation. Same as the above comments, most of our training advice comes from Hampshire FRS. 1 Link to comment
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