We have a new sponsor!! Pico financial planning are generously donating 20% of their fees for any work generated from the charity!![]()
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So if you need any kind of financial planning advice, check out www.picofinancialplanning.co.uk and tell them that we sent you!! ![]()
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They're a fantastic company that some of our members have used in the past and would highly recommend.![]()
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Pico's first donation allowed us to buy all this cracking med kit!! Check out our story to see exactly what goes into each of the bags 🩺💉🩸![]()
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A massive thanks to Pico. We're really looking forward to working with you 🤝👊
It's international women's day. This is a big shout out to the SPEAR Search and Rescue ladies and all the other awesome women in rescue and those pushing the boundaries in their fields! Keep it up💪💪![]()
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*pictured: Sophie (top) & Amanda![]()
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#internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2021 #womensupportingwomen #rescue #womeninrescue #womenpower
USAR Training (pre Covid). Here some of our team work in a collapsed building rig, in a small void, trying to free a patient from under a concrete slab. ![]()
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The patient is trapped under the slab at the top right of the screen. The floor is on a gradient and the team can't even kneel up in the space. They're using hand tools to lift the slab and drive wedges and blocks underneath it to support it so they can free their patient. Out of shot one of our medics has squeezed up to the top of the void to make an assessment of the patients injuries.![]()
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Training like this is made as realistic as possible to prepare the team for operating in challenging environments. Here the patients safety as well as that of the team have to be considered at all times!![]()
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SPEAR volunteers are currently on standby for flood deployments after storm Christoph.![]()
Members are readying themselves and kit, alongside those from partner agencies @serveonirt @saraid.usar ![]()
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More updates to follow! ![]()
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#searchandrescue #flooding #floodresponse #ukfloods #responseteam #floodrescue #waterrescue![]()
#charity #team #volunteers #medics #ukweather![]()
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SPEAR relies solely on charitable donations to provide 24/7 search and rescue response. If you would like to donate then please follow the website link in our bio or text SPEAR & your donation amount (ie. SPEAR 10) to 70085. Thank you 🤝
Happy New Year from everyone here at SPEAR Search & Rescue 🥳 Let's hope in 2021 we can get back to normality & to training like this at Bala whitewater Centre in 2019. ![]()
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Until then #staysafe #stayhome & #supportournhs ![]()
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#wecanbeatthis but please be sensible and make the right decisions. We all need to work together. 50000 New cases in a day just isn't acceptable, we all have to play our part. So let's keep fighting and we will see you all in 2021 for bigger and better things💪![]()
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#happynewyear #2021 #searchandrescue #team
Out on the water training again. The first official launch of Summit and an all round great day refreshing skills ready for winter flood responses![]()
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#Team #boat #paddling #srt #charity #ResponseTeam #FloodResponse #riverthames #waterskills #water #marine #training #volunteers #InternationalVolunteerDay #searchandrescue #spearsar Northern Diver International Serve On Saraid UK