SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station

Severn Area Rescue Association SARA is a Specialist water and Land Search & Rescue organisation with a team based in Worcestershire. Established in 2005.

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

It’s an awesome sight.

And illustration of the value of flood defences.

Ian would probably be up to his chest in water.

Actually he’d probably be in the Severn Estuary!

[Dave Harford @dharford79]

Absolutely devastating to see my home city getting another battering of flooding.

Thoughts to everyone affected.

Remember, by entering a flood on foot or on a car, you risk your life and could cause more bow wave damage to homes & businesses.

#RoadSafety #FloodAware

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

Big thanks to the Red Watch at @HWFireControl for hosting us last night!

We learned a lot about their operations and got to share our work at @SARAWyreF.

Great to finally meet the team after speaking on the phone several times.
#community #teamwork

[Worcs County Council Highways & Travel @WorcsTravel]

⚠️ Stourport Road, Bewdley will close at 9am tomorrow, Mon 9 Jan (between Westbourne Street & Beale's Corner) for the first phase of installation of flood defences - diversion via Westbourne Street & Kidderminster Road

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

Oh dear.

Warning for heavy rain on Tuesday exactly where it’s not wanted.

Another 80-100mm onto saturated ground and into rivers that haven’t recovered from this weekend’s rain.

Risk of more significant flooding rises.

And more heavy rain likely on Thursday.

[OPU Hereford @OPUHereford]

Missing person, multi agency training exercise in Mortimers Forest, Ludlow this week. Search officers from @OPUShropshire @OPUWorcs @OPUHereford @K999Cops and other departments took part. Great work by @HWFire Drone teams, the amazing @HWFireUSARK9 🐶 and WMSAR #policingpromise

[HWFireUSARK9 @HWFireUSARK9]

The K9 team was called out at 0300hrs this morning to assist the police with a missing 14 year old girl since 2000 hrs.Radar worked hard and located the girl safe and well although wet and cold, times like that make the hard work and training all worth while 😁🐕

[HWFireSafety @HWFireSafety]

Massive thank you to all partners for supporting at Bromsgrove and Redditch Young Citizen’s Challenge last week. Nearly 800 students have had key safety input. Good job 👍🏻 @nworccsp @WMerciaRoads @WMerciaPolice @WestMerciaPCC @wpduk @SARAWyreF @HWFireBGrove

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

SARA flood teams are currently deployed in Bewdley, where the River Severn has burst its banks. We will provide more information on the callout later, but in the meantime many thanks to @SkyNews for showing one of our teams in action this afternoon.
https://t.co/p5tblsls14

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

Yesterday we were called out to assist @shropsfire with flood evacuations. We sent crew from @SARAWyre, @SARATewks and SARA Upton.
We were tasked with evacuations and rescues of members of the public, we then travelled back to station to prepare for the next callout.

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

You might of seen us out and about around Kidderminster last night.

We held a SEARCH EXERCISE along the canal for 3 people. The crews deployed in two search parties to cover the area. The missing people were quickly located and assisted to safety.

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

We’re at @GOoutdoors Kidderminster for the next few hours, feel free to pop down to say hello, it’s also dog friendly!

[Ex-Oscar Mike 28 @OscarMike28]

PolSA CPD Day today. Thank you to our guest speakers from @BodyWaterStudy @K999Cops and especially the volunteers from @SARAWyreF and @WestMerciaSAR

[Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service @HWFire]

The new Wyre Forest Fire Station has been officially opened by Fire Authority chairman Councillor Kit Taylor.

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

Great to work with you guys as well

[Marcel | WestMerciaSAR @wmsar_marcel]

So I spent my Friday evening on a callout for @WestMerciaSAR. I was in the company of @WMSAR_David @WMSAR_Sam @WMSAR_mattyc @WMSAR_Russell and some very lovely people from @SARAWyreF

A great bit of team work.

[Bewdley Police @BewdleyCops]

Out in Bewdley with @severnrescue discussing the dangers of working,playing and walking near water.
#HomeAndDry

[Bewdley Police @BewdleyCops]

Today we spent the afternoon @Bewdley_School with @StourportCops & @SARAWyreF as part of #DrowningPreventionWeek. Pupils very eager to take part in the ice bucket challenge to simulate cold water shock. Lots of pupils surprised and educated re the dangers. #EnjoyWaterSafely

[Kidderminster Police @KMinsterCops]

As part of Drowning Prevention Week, officers from Wyre Forest Police have teamed up with Wyre Forest Fire Station & SARA to train in water rescue.

Always call 999 if anyone is in difficulty in water, never enter the water yourself.

@HWFire @SARAWyreF @WMerciaPolice @InspDKing

[SARA Wyre Forest - Rescue Station @SARAWyreF]

@InspDKing @StourportCops @HWFire @WestMerciaSAR Great to be involved with joint training this morning with colleagues from @HWFireWFhub @StourportCops

[Stourport Police @StourportCops]

Stourport SNT attended @StourportHigh past 2 days with @SARAWyreF talking to all students about Cold Water Shock Syndrome. The Ice Bucket challenge is a great indicator of how Cold Water Shock affects the body when swimming in open water.
#GetWaterWise
#DrowningPreventionWeek