Category: Mountain Rescue

The mountain rescue services use 4×4 vehicles to get to difficult to reach places. Their work includes rescuing casualties and find missing people.

PF17 BBU Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Mercedes Sprinter 4×4

PF17 BBU
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter 4×4
Incident Support Vehicle. Used to carry a small rescue boat and related equipment. The van seats three people and replaces the need for a boat on a trailer to be towed by one of the Land Rovers, freeing it up to attend other incidents.

CX61 AYG Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Mercedes Sprinter 4×4

CX61 AYG
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Mercedes Sprinter 4×4
This minibus has good off-road capabilities and can transport people as well as equipment as some of the seats have been removed. Notice the key safe on the rear so the vehicle can be accessed by other team members when the driver is up a mountain.

CN66 ERZ RAF Isuzu D-Max

CN66 ERZ
RAF
Isuzu D-Max
Based at RAF Valley. Each of the vehicle has not a fleet number but a mountain name shown, this one is Tryfan. Other Valley vehicle names are Glyder and Cnicht.

SM66 KJV Tweed Valley MRT Mercedes Sprinter

SM66 KJV
Tweed Valley MRT
Mercedes Sprinter
Incident Control Unit. New in December 2016, the vehicle has been custom built for the team. Inside is a briefing area, tv/monitor screen, 3 workstations and a printer. The vehicle has two VHF radios as well as a duel SIM Card router to create a permanent WiFi hotspot within the vehicle. Mounted in the vehicle is a 10m electronic mast will caries the VHF aerial. In the rear is a welfare area for MRT personnel which include a hot water boiler, hand wash station and microwave.