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£2.00 North West Mountain Rescue Team Contents north west mountain rescue team ANNUAL REPORT 2014 REPORT ANNUAL Minimum Donation nwmrt £2.00 north west mountain rescue team Contents 4-5 Foreword by Graeme Stanbridge, Team Leader 6-7 Callout Log - Mountain, Cave, Cliff and Sea Cliff Rescue Incidents 2014 8-9 Community Events Acknowledgements 11 Belfast Hills Event Executive Editor Graeme Stanbridge 12-13 Rescuer Revealed Joe Dowdall by Catherine Tilbury, nwmrt member Editorial Team Louis Edmondson Michael McConville 15-17 The Holy Mountain - Croagh Patrick Catherine Scott by Catherine Scott nwmrt member and Catherine Tilbury Michael McConville nwmrt Paramedic Proof Reading Gillian Crawford 18-19 Section Photographs Design Rachel Beckley 20 nwmrt Members Photography Thanks to all the team members who have 21 Where we fit into Mountain Rescue Ireland provided photographs for this publication and 23-25 Training Hard to Work Easy special thanks to Trevor Quinn for taking group by Allen Thurston, Training Officer shots and specialist photographs. 26-27 Preparing for the Sky - training for air rescue by Rachel Beckley, nwmrt support member 28-29 Slemish Challenge 2014 by Philip Neeson, East Section Leader nwmrt would like to thank all our supporters, funders 30-31 Vehicles and sponsors, especially by Noel McGillian, nwmrt member Sports Council NI 33 Mountain Support Group 34-35 Competition 36 Contact and Support 2 Foreword elcome to our 2014 ‘On Call’ Annual Report. What a year it’s been! Over 16,000 hours of incidents, training and administration recorded. I can’t speak highly enough of the Wselfless commitment of our members; helping those in need, often in dangerous environments and with little recognition. One such member, Joe Dowdall is highlighted in our ‘Rescuer Revealed’ feature: his understated dedication to others defines what we are about. There was an average number of callouts in 2014 but some were a little more unusual, with casualties literally falling at our feet! (The full list of all 2014 callouts is on pages 6-8.) More concerning, was the increased number of searches for vulnerable missing persons. The importance of searches of this type - part of our extended role of operating in hostile and remote environments - is often overlooked. This year nwmrt training was reviewed and a new manual, setting out the requirements for core and technical skills, was produced. Continual review of training is essential to ensure casualties receive best care and service, as well as ensuring our own safety. We are grateful for the expertise of our training officer Allen Thurston, whose feature on pages 25-27, will give you an idea of the team training activities throughout the year. Behind the scenes there have been changes too. At the start of the year we registered with the NI Charities Commission resulting in changes to administrative procedures. The Strategic Framework Review for Search and Rescue (SAR) in Northern Ireland is due to be implemented this year. A significant change is the transfer of responsibility for voluntary SAR organisations to the Department of Justice. In the past, the Government has provided approximately 50% of our funding, with voluntary donations and fund raising activities by team members providing the rest. This Strategic Review has brought particular funding concerns and we expect a sharp reduction next year and in subsequent years. To ensure our operational capability is maintained, we have begun more entrepreneurial fund raising; we don’t want to be in a position where we can’t afford essential equipment or fuel for our vehicles. In 2015 we are planning a number of major fund raising events so why not join in? We have numerous enquiries about joining the team yet many do not realise how much commitment is required to be an active member. This year, we are forming the Mountain Rescue Support Group (MRSG) for those who can not commit fully to operational membership, but have something to offer and a desire to support the team by engaging in a variety of roles. There is more information on the MRSG on page 32 or the website www.nwmrt.org. Throughout the year, in my new role as Team Leader, I have relied upon the guidance, advice and knowledge of our senior members, whilst also encouraging the views and ideas of newer members who bring enthusiasm and vigour. I thank them all for their contributions and support throughout the year. However, I would especially like to thank our family and friends who have also made an unintentional commitment to the team by allowing us to do what we do, often in the middle of the night and at weekends. I hope you find this report both entertaining and informative, and that you will take an active role in supporting the team in some small way. The North West Mountain Rescue Team wishes you a very happy and safe 2015! Graeme Stanbridge, Team Leader Graeme Stanbridge, Team Leader 4 5 8 June 26/27 July 13 September 25 November 0707: Assistance to Focus 0900-1800: Support for 0845: Search for missing 0900: Search for Ireland participant in Annual Pilgrimage to male in Tandragee area vulnerable missing person Callout Log Mournes with knee injury Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo. Teams: NWMRT in Belfast Teams: NWMRT Assisted five casualties. 2105: Stood down, person Teams: NWMRT, PSNI 0745: Stood down, Teams: All 12 MR Teams found deceased and 1700: Stood down, person Mountain, cave, cliff and sea cliff rescue incidents 2014 casualty treated and Members: 17 evacuated not found transported to Donard Pk Members: 10 Members: 15 3 January 2 April 17 May Members: 3 2 August 10.05: Search for 1500: Assistance to walker 0800: Shoreline search for 1610: Request from 19 September 12 December vulnerable missing person with suspected fractured missing person after boat 8 June MMRT to assist in search 1130: Search for 0020: Advice to PSNI of in Derry/Londonderry area ankle on Slemish Mountain capsized in Lough Erne 0925: Assistance to Focus for party lost in Mournes vulnerable missing person missing persons lost in Teams: NWMRT, PSNI Teams: NWMRT Teams: NWMRT, RNLI, PSNI Ireland participant in Teams: NWMRT, MMRT, in Omagh area snow in Sperrins 17.00: Stood down, person 1700: Stood down, first 1130: Stood down, body Mournes with head injury PSNI, SARDA Teams: NWMRT Teams: NWMRT, PSNI not found. Body later aid administered and recovered by divers Teams: NWMRT 1650: Stood down, party 1950: Stood down, person 0155: Stood down after recovered. assistance to walk casualty Members: 7 0950: Stood down, escorted from hill by other not found PSNI located casualties Members: 25 to car park casualty treated and able hill walkers Members: 17 Members: 1 Search and rescue Members: 3 17 May to continue with event. Members: 10 organisation teams 3 January 0900: Assistance to Members: 3 20 September 14 December 1100: Stand-by during 9 April asthmatic female on Divis 3 August 1130: Assistance to 1140: Search for CRS - Community Rescue Belfast and east coast 0800: Search for missing Mountain 19 June 0930: Search for missing footballer with broken vulnerable missing person Service flood warnings male in Portrush area Teams: NWMRT 2305: Search for female in Sperrins area lower leg, at fund raising in Ballycastle area DWMRT - Dublin & Teams: NWMRT, PSNI, Teams: NWMRT 1100: Stood down, person vulnerable missing person Teams: NWMRT event Teams: NMRT Wicklow Mountain Rescue NIAS, NIFRS 1600: Stand down, person evacuated to hospital in Irvinestown on 20 June 1800: Stood down, person Teams: NWMRT 1330: Stood down, Team 1700: Stood down, not found Members: 1 Teams: NWMRT not found but sighted 1230: Stood down, casualty located safely no serious flooding Members: 13 2330: Stood down, person several days later casualty treated and Members: 17 FSAR - Foyle Search and experienced 20 May located Members: 35 evacuated to NIAS Rescue Members: 14 21 April 1925: Assistance to female Members: 3 Members: 2 18 December 0715: Search for missing found lying at roadside in 9 August 1415: Search for NIAS - Northern Ireland 3 January male in Fintona area Sperrins 28 June 0700: Request from 20 September vulnerable missing person Ambulance Service 1700: Stand-by to search Teams: NWMRT Teams: NWMRT 0007: Call out, missing DWMRT to assist in search 1700: Assistance in in Enniskillen area including Hazardous Area for vulnerable missing 1430: Stood down after 2100: Stood down, female party in Mournes for elderly male in North recovering drone from cliff Teams: NWMRT Response Team (HART) person in Fermanagh male reported home evacuated to home Teams: NWMRT Dublin on Benevnagh Mountain 1700: Stood down, person Teams: NWMRT, PSNI Members: 27 Members: 4 0500: Stood down, party Teams: NWMRT, DWMRT Teams: NWMRT not found NIFRS - Northern Ireland 2000: Stood down, person located. 1900: Stood down, person 2000: Stood down, drone Members: 12 Fire and Rescue Service found alive 30 April 21 May Members: 13 not found recovered Members: 26 1935: Search for missing 1330: Stand-by to assist Members: 4 Members: 5 19 December NWMRT - North West 15 June 0800: Search for Mountain Rescue Team child in Plumbridge search for elderly person in 15 January Teams: NWMRT County Wicklow 1912: Assistance to 26 August 28 September vulnerable missing person MMRT - Mourne Mountain 0700: Search for 1942: Stood down before Teams: NWMRT, DWMRT two lost females on 0130: Request from 1038: Assistance to cyclist in Enniskillen area Rescue Team vulnerable missing person team called out 2115: Stood down, person Benevnagh Mountain MMRT to assist in search who collapsed in Lough Teams: NWMRT in Wicklow Members: 2 found deceased Teams: NWMRT for father and son in Fea area 1600: Stood down, person PSNI - Police Service Teams: NWMRT, DWMRT Members: 8 1941: Stood down, Mourne Mountains Teams: NWMRT not found Northern Ireland.
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