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Equipment
The Brigade uses various pieces of equipment when dealing with rescues involving water, including:
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Helmets, dry suits, dry suit liners, buoyancy aids, knives, whistles, footwear and gloves |
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Boat, engine and trailer |
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Buoyancy aids |
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Communications (radio and whistle) |
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Decontamination kit (procedure) |
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Environment unit (boom) |
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Floating lines |
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Floating pathway |
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Life Jackets |
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Lighting (general and personal) |
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Rescue equipment (inc lines, hardware, quadpod etc) |
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Sand lance |
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Throw lines |
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Water Rescue Unit |
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Water rescue carried out in the River Severn at night
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Life Jackets are carried on fire engines |
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Rescue floating line |
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Drysuits |
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Water safety helmets |
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Buoyancy aids |
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Water Safety Awareness Campaign
Be Safe Around Water - Don't Drink and Drown
Bridgnorth District Community Safety Partnership in association with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Further information
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