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136 incidents in 2010 IRT: Initial Response Team (minimum of 2 team members) BURT: Back Up Response Team (a full team callout) Minor Incident: A non recordable incident Page: 18 of 34 14 Jul:  A 999 call to Portland Coastguard sparked a search tonight after a report of an inflatable dinghy blowing alone the tide line with no one with it. Swanage ILB on exercise was tasked to check and was soon joined by the helicopter who spotted a pair of oars in the water. The IRT were tasked to search for a possible owner and found them by the clock tower eating fish and chips watching the action. With everyone confirmed safe all units were stood down. Tasked:  IRT +  Both Swanage Lifeboats, Coastguard Helicopter 104 Team:  I. Brown, J. Bentham 14 Jul:  The IRT was tasked this afternoon to a young female at Old Harry Rocks who had dislocated her knee. Rescue 106 was called in and airlifted her to hospital Tasked:  IRT +  Rescue 106 Team:  D. Bowden, T. Thompson 13 Jul:  The IRT were tasked to meet the lifeboat after it towed a broken down vessel back to Swanage. Tasked:  IRT + Swanage Lifeboat Team:  T. Thompson, E. Hudson 13 Jul:  The IRT were tasked this morning to assist the Ambulance service near to Cleavel Point after a kite surfer injured themselves. On arrival the Coastguard helicopter had airlifted the female to hospital. Tasked:  IRT + South Western Ambulance and Rescue 106 Team:  T. Thompson, E. Hudson  | First page | Previous page  | Next page | Last page |   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34 Archive: [ 2005 ] [ 2006 ] [ 2007 ] [ 2008 + map ] [ 2009 + map ] [ 2010 + map ]

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