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Equipment - Water Safety

 

Bullet icon  Personal Protective Equipment

The Brigade uses various pieces of equipment when dealing with rescues involving water, including:

Bullet icon PPE: Helmets, dry suits, dry suit liners, buoyancy aids, knives, whistles, footwear and gloves
Bullet icon Boat, engine and trailer
Bullet icon Buoyancy aids
Bullet icon Communications (radio and whistle)
Bullet icon Decontamination kit (procedure)
Bullet icon Environment unit (boom)
Bullet icon Floating lines
Bullet icon Floating pathway
Bullet icon Life Jackets
Bullet icon Lighting (general and personal)
Bullet icon Rescue equipment (inc lines, hardware, quadpod etc)
Bullet icon Sand lance
Bullet icon Throw lines
Bullet icon Water Rescue Unit
The Brigade's Rescue Boat SY07 with crew

The Brigade's Rescue Boat SY07 with crew


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The following Personal Protective Equipment is used:

Bullet icon Life Jackets are carried on fire engines
Bullet icon Rescue floating line
Bullet icon Drysuits
Bullet icon Water safety helmets
Bullet icon Buoyancy aids
Firefighter's who are part of the water rescue team shown alongside the Shrewsbury Weir, Castlefields

Water Safety Awareness Campaign

Bullet icon  Be Safe Around Water - Don't Drink and Drown

Bridgnorth District Community Safety Partnership in association with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service


Further information
Bullet icon RoSPA www.rospa.com
 


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