This is the most modified of our vehicles, fitted with a raised roof and a conventional ambulance stretcher inside.
It is built on the standard chassis, and capable of transporting 4 team members plus a casualty on the stretcher, with room to work on them if needed.
Carrying only medical equipment, it is usually the second vehicle to attend an incident.
Mobiles 1 and 2 are our identically equipped 1st response vehicles. They carry up to 5 team members and a full compliment of medical and rescue kit.
They are capable of carrying a casualty inside by mounting a Bell stretcher on a specially made frame. The vehicles are very capable both on and off road, with diff-locks and traction control making it ideal for the long off road tracks we use and more than capable of dealing with the local roads in winter!
Both are '58 registered and have been adapted for our purposed by Crake International and Hadwins of Torver.
Prolonged winter conditions experienced so far this year have been rare in recent years, however the message is the same as always.
Be prepared. Experience, appropriate equipment, and sound judgement are crucial. Ice axe, crampons, warm clothing and reliable torches are vital in current conditions.
Remember as well, soft snow is exhausting to walk in, frozen snow is very slippery.
Today we took delivery of our two new Landrover 1st Response Ambulances.
The purchase of one of these was funded entirely by a very generous donation from Mrs. Mavis Mellor, in memory of her husband Frank E. Mellor.
