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  • Read more about Road Traffic Collision - Alwoodley, Leeds

Two fire engines from Cookridge and Leeds Stations were mobilised to a road traffic collision involving one car.  Due to the car reported to be on its roof our Technical Rescue Unit and Support Crew were also mobilised from Spen Valley Fire Station.  A total of three casualties were found to be out of vehicle on arrival, and a further casualty was mechanically trapped and extricated by Firefighters on scene.  All casualties were treated by Yorkshire Ambulance Service and transported to hospital.

  • Read more about RTC Large vehicle - Rothwell area

This was a single decker bus into a terraced property. Fire crews extricated 1 casualty from the bus and were left in care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service. 

  • Read more about Animal Rescue

Call to a horse stuck in a muck heap, unable to release itself.  Crews on scene secured the horse and managed to release it into the care of the owner. 

  • Read more about Rescue from mud

Crews responded to a call from a lady who was stuck in a bog up to her waist on moorland in Holmfirth area whilst walking her dog. Crews successfully located the lady and led her to safety. She was left in the care of the ambulance service for a check up.

Fire engine from Holmfirth attended along with specialist resources and officers from technical rescue and water rescue stations. 

  • Read more about Animal Rescue - Thornton, Bradford

Firefighters from Fairweather Green along with our Technical Rescue Unit from Cleckheaton and a specialist Technical Rescue Officer responded to the report of a jack russell dog and a fox trapped approximately 5 metres in an underground tunnel measuring approximately 30cm wide.  After digging through the tunnel firefighters were able to safely release both animals.

  • Read more about Rescue from Depth - Hebden Bridge area

Reports of a person stuck 35 feet down a banking.  On arrival, crews found the casualty had managed to make their way         towards the nearby track whereby attending crews could get them onto a stretcher in order to get them to safety, and into the awaiting ambulance.

  • Read more about Rescue from height in Stourton

One male patient complaining of chest pains whilst operating a crane at a height of approx. 38m.   The casualty was rescued from the crane using an Aerial Ladder Platform from Wakefield and assisted by Technical Rescue crews and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

  • Read more about RTC Large Vehicle - Bradford area

Road traffic collision involving 1 large vehicle and 1 car. 1 casualty trapped,  extricated by fire service then handed over to the care of paramedics.

  • Read more about Large Animal Rescue, Silsden area

Reports of a new born calf stuck in the middle of a pond.  Technical rescue crews used specialist animal rescue techniques and equipment to rescue the calf and deliver it back to its mother.

  • Read more about Rescue of Large Animal

Call from owners of a terrier dog who had become stuck down a fox hole.  Technical Rescue Team sent to rescue dog by digging out the hole and handed back over to the owners on scene.

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