WG13 KCU
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Sister vehicle to KCZ. It has first class off road capabilities. Some equipment is carried on the roof, including a stretcher and perspex box to cover the casualty’s face to protect them from falling debris.
WG13 KCZ
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Sister vehicle to KCU.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
Line up of all five vehicles in the fleet in Spring 2018
PX09 DNF
Langdale and Ambleside MRT
Land Rover Defender
With remote controlled spotlight mounted on the bonnet
G-MCGE
HM Coastguard
Sikorsky S-92A
The Bristow-operated Coastguard helicopter is seen here rescuing a gentlemen from the roof of a cathedral. After lowering a medic and a stretcher the man in winched up into the helicopter that is hovering over the Minster in York, drawing large crowds. The narrow spiral staircases taking visitors to the roof of the buidling are not suitable for stretchering someone down. The Coastguard provide search and rescue helicopters for the whole country and practice every few years winching someone off the roof of York Minster.
NX03 AXJ
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Iveco Daily
Based at Durham fire station. It was due to be replaced with a brand new control unit in late 2017 and sold on to another similar organisation.
NK53 TYA
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Stationed at Barnard Castle in the same building as the police, fire and ambulance
NX14 GKO
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Land Rover Defender
Based at Durham fire station
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.
DX63 OAU
Berkshire Search and Rescue
Vauxhall Vivaro
Lowland Rescue / Water Rescue unit
FL64 HWB
Watersafe UK
Nissan Navara
KS66 WNH
Surrey Search and Rescue
Volvo V70
The Authorities edition of the vehicle with rescue drone signs and the drone
N25 USH
Surrey Search and Rescue
Land Rover Defender 110
AK59 ZPW
SARDA Anglia
Ford Transit
RSG 276Y
National Coal Board
Bedford CF 350
Used for mines rescues in the 1980s
DF64 EEP
Edale MRT
Toyota Hilux
Fitted with a snorkel for wading through deep water while maintaining air into the engine
Scarborough and Ryedale MRT
Mercedes Sprinter
SN13 YRX
Search and Rescue Dogs Association
VW Transporter
Operated by St John in Scotland
SV15 GNF
Aberdeen Mountain Rescue
Land Rover Defender
G-BEXJ
Channel Islands Air Search
Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
This aircraft is a temporary replacement for the damaged Islander G-CIAS. A permanent replacement is due in Summer/Autumn 2017. The original aircraft was damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing due to engine problems in November 2013. The yellow rear wing was salvaged and attached to this temporary replacement. Only basic SAR equipment is fitted to this Islander, with a lot more emphasis on looking out of the windows rather than at screens.
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.
RK16 BGU
Surrey Search and Rescue
VW Transporter LWB
It carries a Zodiac MilPro inflatable boat in the back with a 40hp outboard motor. It was funded by the Department for Transport to Surrey Search & Rescue as part of the national flood rescue capability
SF05 FUP
Police Scotland
Mercedes Sprinter
Mountain Rescue Incident Control Unit
PX60 EAE
Bolton MRT
Land Rover Defender
One of four such vehicles operated by the team in 2015.
BV57 RNE
York Rescue Boat
Ford Transit
Operational Command Unit, providing a mobile base for the water rescue crew.
The vehicle seen before entering service, with the remains of its previous livery from National Grid
York Rescue Boat in action
BX58 HCK
London Fire Brigade
Renault Master
Urban Search and Rescue (MPC 21)
NJ60 OFK
North of Tyne MRT
Mercedes Sprinter
KH02 OBC
Care Rescue
Iveco Daily
SY62 CJO
Torridon & Kinlochewe MRT
Land Rover Defender
OFZ 8018
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Land Rover Defender
Used for Search and Rescue purposes
YN15 GSZ
Buxton MRT
Ford Transit
Mobile Incident Control and Response vehicle. This is 4×4 Transit with mini office in the rear. It can carry a casualty if required and is based at Buxton fire station. In addition to the comms equipment, it has mapping facilities, voice recorders, incident response equipment, hot drinks and food. It cost £53,000 when it entered service in August 2015 and this was met entirely from donations.
York Rescue Boat volunteers on a training exercise to rescue someone from the river and transport them to a reception team on the bank.
KKU 655P National Coal Board Mines Rescue Atkinson Borderer with Rolls Royce engine. After seeing many years of active service, the vehicle was restored and is now in preservation and is displayed around the country. Different trailers can be attached, such as an emergency winder or low loader vehicle carrier.
DX05 VFT Scarborough and Ryedale MRT Land Rover Defender being used on this occasion for swift water rescue
Emmu Rescue Mercedes Benz Sprinter motorsport rescue ambulance.
N7 MHC Midland Hillclimb Championship VW LT35 motorsport rescue ambulance.
York Rescue Boat during one of its first operation shifts in Spring 2015. Also show are the team being briefed at the start of the shift.
SG15 AED Surrey SAR VW Amarok Lowland Rescue vehicle. This 2015 4×4 replaces their old Land Rover Defender. The car is suited to travelling across the county on normal roads but also has good off road capability where required. A fold-down screen in the Truckman rear allows briefing to be given or other information to be displayed – such as the view from a drone (shown). The total cost for the vehicle was £32,500 and was met by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
PX61 AGZ, PX59 CVF Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover Defenders
NK02 ESV Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team Ford Transit minibus ambulance
YK62 UKC York Rescue Boat Land Rover Defender in operation
RAF Mountain Rescue Service Mercedes Sprinter
Bay Search and Rescue Diamondback Airboat built in Florida and a common sight on the Everglades
SC55 FYU Bay Search and Rescue Land Rover Discovery
D126 YOO Cumbria Ore Mine Rescue Unit (Comru) Mercedes Unimog This rugged off road vehicle can carry a lot of equipment to locations may miles from the nearest road. To keep the vehicle looking good, it has been vinyl wrapped in white with the livery applied over the top.
SY54 SAR British Red Cross Mercedes Unimog incident control and communications support unit. This Search and Rescue vehicle has a personalised registration plate. Notice the size of the steps to get into the rear! It is owned by the Scottish Government and after a spell with Mountain Rescue, the Red Cross are the current custodians of it.
FE62 OAS Sussex Search and Rescue VW Crafter incident control vehicle, also carrying Sussex Police branding. Notice the cycles stored in the rear.
LV07 CYJ British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) Renault Master motorsport rescue emergency ambulance
B1 ARC British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) Renault Master motorsport rescue emergency ambulance with personalised registration plate