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rolling thunder:
yep same idea

Dave:
I had asked about this some time ago but the fire sevice said that they have all the kit for coping with any type emergency. The have there own 4x4,been thought all the training and have insurance for such things. I could obtain insurance at my own cost and training like wise.
 I thought help drag car out of lanes, ditches move fallen trees ect ect.
The fire crews have all the info on individual cars such as SRS systems witch can be very danger's if not deployed. Even the burnt paint can be poisons. As for trees they have qualified tree surgeons.

 Its good what you are doing i am not trying to put you off in anyway. To many people not willing to help these day. It's just the heath and safety won't let us sometimes. :wink:

Wanderer:
I have done a lot of work with the Emergency Planning Office over the years.

The idea is that any group has initial points of contact.
The EPO rings them and this initiates a call out list.
Then the members might meet at a central location and be despatched as needed.

Organisations like the
Police
Fire
Ambulance
Red Cross
St John Ambulance
Raynet (Radio comms)
WRVS
Salvation Army

etc
all are involved and in many counties train and exercise together.

I can envisage 4x4 being used to provide emergency help with getting paramedics, midwives, even meals for wheels etc to emergencies when there's flood or snow conditions.

rolling thunder:
the way i see our role in this is minor they may let us do a few tasks i was called upon the outher day to drag seven cars from a flood . i dont mind what we do just so long as we are involved. let,s face it 4x4,s get bad press all the time if i can use them to help it has to be good. and there is the fact that i have nothing better to do :wink:

Wanderer:
In response to Dave's comment.

All of the main emergency services will say that they have everything covered but any EPO will tell you that they haven't and can't.

When there is a major emergency there's a lot of back up needed. Not only to do the work that they would normally be doing but to also assist the other volunteer services.

Picture a scenario.

Immingham a few years (about 20  actually) had an big explosion.

Residents get evacuated.
Normally they'll be put up in places like leisure centres.
In this case maybe a few miles away.
There's floods or snow.

How do they move the residents?

Any EPO will be looking at worst case scenario and I'd have thought be more than grateful to have lists of 4x4 owners that can be contacted via a central point.

Just getting on the radio and asking for volunteers isn't a deal of good. You'll get any tom Dick and Harry.

At least that way they would have an idea of skills and vehicle and more than likely have vetted members for their suitability.

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