Animals On Call - Search dogs in action Calder Valley SRTv 2020-10-29 | #SEARCH DOGSDuring a cold and rainy weekend in February 2020, before the COVID19 restrictions were in place, a group of 3rd-year Digital Television Production students from Ravensbourne University London joined Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England (MRSDE) dogs, handlers and dogsbodies from Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) as they completed one of their regular training sessions at Widdop and Langfield. The result was the wonderful insight into how the dogs & handlers work whilst searching for a missing person. CVSRT and our MRSDE dog handlers would like to thank the students for taking the time to capture the search dogs in action and present the results in an engaging film. Superb!
Trailer: CVSRT with Animals On Call Calder Valley SRTv 2020-06-14 | #SEARCH DOGSDuring a cold and rainy weekend in February, before the COVID19 restrictions were in place, a group of 3rd-year Digital Television Production students from Ravensbourne University London joined Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England (MRSDE) dogs, handlers and dogsbodies as they completed one of their regular training sessions at Widdop and Langfield.The students were looking for subjects for part of their final major project, and being impressed by the work the Search dogs do they wanted members of Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) to be subjects in their documentary. The film provides a glimpse of the work that the Search dogs do for missing people in the Calder Valley and further afield.They managed all aspects of the filming, production and editing for their project and as a thank you to the team they raised £150 for CVSRT alongside the fundraising activity to make the documentary itself. All the dogs, handlers and dogsbodies really enjoyed working with the the students and we can’t wait to watch the finished documentary. Thanks to all the students involved in making the film, you can see more of their work on Facebook and Instagram under the name @animalsoncall Good luck for your degree results.
With thanks to the Community Foundation for Calderdale Calder Valley SRTv 2019-01-29 | On Friday 25th January 2019, Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team attended the Community Foundation for Calderdale AGM to say thank you for the £60,000 cheque which was gifted to the team. This short video explains the reason for the donation and what the team has been able to purchase with the funds. Music: bensound.com
CVSRT Drone Training Calder Valley SRTv 2018-07-22 | During the last year or so, CVSRT has been monitoring with interest the advancements in drone technology and assessing its use within Mountain Rescue. Drones are used by the Police and Fire Service, but as yet there are few case studies of drones being used in Mountain Rescue. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team are fortunate to have a commercial drone pilot within the team who is specially trained to operate drones safely and professionally. Recently he’s been ‘piloting’ the use of drones during team training and has now used drones on two real incidents to help search for missing people. Last month, several team members ran a joint training exercise with our search dogs and handlers to trial a FLIR® Infrared Camera mounted onto a drone. This was to test the combined resources during a daylight search for a missing person. The trial was reasonably successful, with the camera locating one of the casualties using the thermal imaging camera and two casualties using the zoom camera. If the weather had been cooler or the exercise done at night, then we’d expect that the thermal camera would have located both casualties very quickly. The search dogs enjoyed the experience too and benefited from the training by getting used to working with a drone overhead. It’s early days and we’re not ready to purchase any of our own equipment yet but reviewing the current hardwear available on the market, a drone with a rescue grade thermal imaging camera will cost in the region of £15,000, which is a huge expense for the team and an investment that needs to be justified, although some may say how do you put a price on saving someone’s life. For the time being though we will continue our drone trials whilst the technology proves it’s worth. CVSRT would like to thank FLIR® Systems for the loan of the infrared camera.Please note: If you are operating a drone please always follow the drone code: dronesafe.ukPhotography by CVSRT Matt Greaves
HMCG SAR-H Rescue 912 landing in Saville Park, Halifax Calder Valley SRTv 2018-03-19 | #CALLOUT At 17:15 on Sunday 18th March 2018, CVSRT received a request for assistance from Yorkshire Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a young female who required urgent medical assistance from an isolated location near Hardcastle Crags. Due to the remote location and the urgency, CVSRT requested the assistance of the HM Coastguard from Humberside (Rescue 912).Once the casualty was packaged and loaded onto the helicopter, she was airlifted to Saville Park, Halifax and handed over to the ambulance crew for onward journey to Calderdale Royal Hospital.
CVSRT - Helicopter ER Calder Valley SRTv 2017-09-05 | CVSRT - Helicopter ERIncident - http://www.cvsrt.org.uk/incidents/redirect/970Credit: Helicopter ER - Air Television / UKTV
Celebrating 50 years of CVSRT Calder Valley SRTv 2016-11-30 | During 2016, CVSRT celebrated their 50th Anniversary and marked this very important milestone with a series of events. The team would like to take this opportunity to thank all our families and friends, previous members and many supporters, who helped make this year such a memorable one for everyone who is, or has been connected to the team over the last 50 years. Our aim during 2016 was simple:• Remember our origins, previous members and incidents• Celebrate team successes and achievements• Reinforce our commitment to the community through training and education• Raise funds for the future• And finally, celebrate and have some fun!We can safely say that we have achieved all our objectives. Thank you for allowing us to continue to provide the essential emergency service to the community by supporting the statutory emergency services.
Stretcher evacuation at Shipley Glen by CVSRT Calder Valley SRTv 2016-11-16 | At 21:18 on Monday 14 November 2016, CVSRT was alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to an incident at Shipley Glen near Baildon, involving a mountain biker who had fallen from his ride and injured his pelvis. Due to the remote location and lack of vehicle access, the team was immediately deployed to assist.Within eight minutes the first CVSRT members began to arrive at the location and assessed the casualty’s condition. An equipment kit list was quickly relayed to our responding vehicles and once on-scene, team members headed directly to the casualty site and prepared for a rapid evacuation.The casualty was promptly made comfortable and packaged in the vacuum mattress, then stretchered from the rough ground location to the road where he was handed over to the ambulance crew.Whilst the team was preparing to depart the location, it became apparent that a vehicle driven by one of the casualty’s relatives had a flat battery. Always happy to oblige, team members then provided a jump-start to the drivers car so he could get home safely.In attendance: 22 CVSRT & Yorkshire Ambulance ServiceDuration: 2hrsIncident #978 Shipley Glen, Baildonhttp://www.cvsrt.org.uk/incidents/redirect/978
Clip from Helicopter ER with CVSRT Calder Valley SRTv 2016-10-15 | Those of you who follow the incidents we are called to are well aware of the essential service the Yorkshire Air Ambulance provides for the Yorkshire community, and in most cases they are the casualty’s only hope of reaching hospital quickly to receive the urgent medical assistance they require.On Thursday 13th October, CVSRT members gave up their spare time to assist Ascent Productions with filming several scenes for the new series of Helicopter ER, which follows the work of our friends at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.So far this year, CVSRT has attended 62 incidents, of which a quarter required air evacuation by Yorkshire Air Ambulance. If you multiply those statistics by the number of Mountain Rescue teams around Yorkshire, it is easy to see what an amazing life-saving service they provide.The new series of Helicopter ER started on Monday 26th September at 10pm and can be seen on Really TV Channel.http://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/helicopter-er/watch-onlineCVSRT are sharing this video with the kind permission of Ascent Productions. Creative content remains the property of Ascent Productions Ltd, The Old Barn, 11b The Cross, Barwick in Elmet, Leeds, LS15 4JPhttp://www.ascentproductions.co.uk
CVSRT assist Yorkshire Air Ambulance Calder Valley SRTv 2016-04-24 | Incident #924 Simm Carr Lane, Halifax Sunday 24th April 2016, 12:05 CVSRT received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Yorkshire Air Ambulance for urgent assistance with the immediate evacuation of a horse rider who had fallen from her mount whilst out riding along a bridle path near Shibden Brook, Halifax. The lady had sustained head and ankle injuries from the fall.Once on-scene, CVSRT members transferred the casualty by stretcher to the helicopter for airlifting to hospital. In attendance: 22 CVSRT membersYorkshire Air AmbulanceYorkshire Ambulance Service
Walker air lifted from Blackstone Edge (Pennine Way) Calder Valley SRTv 2015-12-29 | Walker air lifted by North West Air Ambulance from Blackstone Edge (Pennine Way). In attendance Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
CVSRT Search Dog Nell and trainee Wynn Calder Valley SRTv 2015-12-21 | CVSRT Search Dog 'Nell' and trainee 'Wynn' were in Halifax to help raise funds for the team.
CVSRT name up in lights Calder Valley SRTv 2015-12-20 | Thanks to Liquid Lens, Wright Angle Marketing and Elysium Screens for producing a 10 second digital advert that displayed on loop on the large advertising screen in Halifax town centre on Saturday 19th December 2015.
CVSRT and Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Brontë Falls, Haworth Calder Valley SRTv 2015-12-06 | Calder Valley Search and Rescue with Yorkshire Air Ambulance were called to assist an injured walker earlier today at Brontë Falls, Haworth. See website for full report: http://www.cvsrt.org.uk/incidents/redirect/itemlist/date/2015/11?catid=4
CVSRT - Swiftwater Rescue Technicians assisting with evacuation Calder Valley SRTv 2015-12-06 | #StormDesmond: Residents rescued by boats and dinghiesTorrential rain and severe gusts have brought more floods and disruption to parts of northern England and Scotland.More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.Provisional figures suggest 352mm of rain fell in 24 hours in the Lake District - which would be a new British record if verified, the Environment Agency said.The Army has been called in to help emergency services rescue stranded residents.Ref: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35020159
Search Dog training featuring Pepper Calder Valley SRTv 2015-09-11 | Go Pro footage captured during a recent Search Dog training exercise to find a ‘dogsbody’ featuring ‘Pepper’… What’s a dogsbodies?Dogsbodies are highly valued people in the development of the search dog. They go out on the hill and hide for the dogs to find on training and assessments courses.From the very start of the dogs’ training, the dogsbodies are involved. When working with the puppies, dogsbodies help to get the dog socialised with strangers and encourage the dog to bark on command which, is how our dogs indicate that they have found a human or object bearing human scent.Dogsbodies play an integral part in the search dogs’ training programme, regardless of weather conditions or the season. Their assistance and personal safety is paramount to SARDA so they are equipped with the best of kit and are well briefed.New dogsbodies are always welcome and are mentored at first. They are encouraged to start with the young puppy dogs in their socialising stage. Then move on through the different training stages.If you feel that you would like to be a dogsbody and you are over 18 years old, please contact CVSRT to find out when our next training session is: enquiries@cvsrt.org.uk / www.sardaengland.org.uk
CVSRT_Bristow Sikorsky S-92 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-07-22 | Incident: Brontë Waterfalls, Stanbury [22.7.15] Injured female with fractured ankle transferred by Calder Valley SRT to Bristow Sikorsky S-92 helicopter for onward journey to Airedale Hospital.
CVSRT Callout 27/6/15 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-06-27 | Yorkshire Air Ambulance airlift injured mountain biker near Upper Gorple Reservoir
Mountain Rescue Awareness 2015 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-06-03 | Mountain Rescue teams are on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Over the last few years, we've recovered climbers from precipitous crags, reunited lost walkers with their pals and ensured injured and sick casualties have been treated and transported into vital hospital care.We've searched for and found missing children and vulnerable adults, on and off the hills, whilst administering sympathetic support to their families. We've searched river banks and swift water, aiding swimmers and kayakers – and a few who clearly never intended to get wet……and we've rescued a frankly stunning number of dogs, cows, sheep and any number of other animals, from all manner of inaccessible places.All this whilst continuing to practise and hone our skills in first aid and casualty care, technical ropework, water rescue, search management, maintaining our bases, equipment and vehicles – not to mention taking time to maintain our own fitness.Mountain Rescue is so much more than mountains.To support Mountain Rescue (England & Wales)…Simply text RESQ41 including the amount you wish to donate (i.e. £10) and send to 70070.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To support Calder Valley Search & Rescue directly please visit: www.cvsrt.org.uk/support-us Or simply text from your mobile phone: 'CVSR22' plus your donation amount £5 / £10 / £20 or £50 etc to this number 70070 (i.e. Send SMS Text 'CVSR22 £10' to 70070).If you are making a donation by cheque please send it to:CVSRT, The Treasurer, The Rescue Post, Thrush Hill Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5AQWe've been saving lives in wild and remote places since 1966. Thank you for helping us to help you.
Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team [2014 video] Calder Valley SRTv 2015-06-03 | Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team operates within Mountain Rescue (England & Wales) guidelines, and is part of the Mid-Pennine Search & Rescue region, supporting the statutory emergency services, under the control of West Yorkshire Police. Our rescue capabilities include: • Specialist Medical Treatment • Stretcher Evacuation• Technical Steep Ground and Crag Rescue• Night and Adverse Weather Rescue• Swift Water / Flood Rescue and Evacuation• Body RecoveryThe team comprises of both operational team members and active supporters who are all unpaid volunteers and give their time freely.Team members come from all walks of life, from all age groups and from all parts of our area.Operational members are on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year ready to attend any callout.Support CVSRT: http://www.cvsrt.org.uk/support-us
North West Air Ambulance loaded with injured MTB casualty Calder Valley SRTv 2015-06-03 | Incident report: facebook.com/CVSRT/posts/973920902639269 On Saturday (25th April), CVSRT were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with the treatment and urgent evacuation of an injured mountain biker who had been knocked unconscious after colliding head first with a tree. The incident occurred on the downhill section at the MTB course near Portsmouth, Todmorden.A team doctor supported by two team paramedics worked alongside the first responding YAS crew to treat the patient who had regained consciousness, but was beginning to be quite ill. Due to the steep, densely wooded location of the casualty, the North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) wasn’t able to land near-by, so the helicopter touched down in a clearing on top of the hill.Once the casualty was stable, he was loaded into the vacuum mattresses, then onto a stretcher for the carry to the land ambulance, and transferred to the air ambulance.To facilitate the movement of the patient, the main road had to be closed for a short while. CVSRT would like to thank the local motorists who were delayed during this incident, for their patience and understanding.We’ve since heard that the casualty received a CT scan and was kept under observation for several hours. Thankfully, he was later released from hospital with no major injuries and minor concussion. ----Incident #869 CVSRT in attendance: 16 membersYorkshire Ambulance ServiceNorth West Air AmbulanceTime: 2hrs 30minswww.cvsrt.org.uk/support-us
Joint Calder Valley SRT, Edale MRT & Yorkshire Air Ambulance Training Day Calder Valley SRTv 2015-05-31 | Joint Calder Valley SRT, Edale MRT & Yorkshire Air Ambulance Training Day
RAF Sea King 128 [CVSRT Probie Training] Feb 2015 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-05-31 | RAF Sea King 128 [CVSRT Probie Training] Feb 2015
Aim Higher Challenge 2015 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-05-31 | On Sunday 26th April 2015, two incredible brothers completed the challenge of a lifetime: climbing Stoodley Pike. Now, at first glance this may not seem too much of a challenge, but when you consider that Nathan and Andrew Greenwood are both Wheelchair Users, we're sure you'll appreciate the magnitude of this task.Nathan and Andrew attend Ravenscliffe and Ryburn respectively, and with the help of Calder Valley Search and Rescue, they will be carried over moorland before scaling the Pike. Friends and family will join them on the epic challenge, which is in aid of Ravenscliffe at Spring Hall.The Aiming Higher Challenge forms part of the "Big Walking Weekend". Every donation, no matter how small, will have a huge impact on the lives of young people with disabilties in Calderdale for years to come.If you do one thing today please support Nathan and Andrews Aim Higher Challenge.
CVSRT RAF128 Video 14 02 2015 5 Calder Valley SRTv 2015-05-31 | RAF Sea King 128 [CVSRT Probie Training] 18th February 2015
