GREATER MANCHESTER
URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE

Although the Greater Manchester Urban Search & Rescue Unit works in partnership with the Lancashire Unit, it still merits its own page.

In common with many other brigades GMC Search & Rescue has a Dog Unit.
BJ04CWZ seen at a 20 pump incident in Manchester City Centre, 30 April 2007.
[Copyright picture ~ Keith Howarth and reproduced with permission.]

Michael Dewar and Cracker were seen at an incident on Sion Street, Radcliffe, 22 November 2007.

GMCs 3 dogs, Cracker, Echo and Anna were all on show at the Bolton Open Day, 16 August 2008.

The chassis for the new Urban Search & Rescue Unit to be built by John Dennis Coachbuilders.
The overall appearance will be similar to the ERUs save that the two small lockers will be replaced by the crew cab.
[Photograph courtesy A. Collier and reproduced with permission.]

By mid-July 2008, the vehicle was almost completed.

[All the above photographs courtesy A. Collier and reproduced with permission.]

Until the new vehicle enters service, former GPV W37RNB was used by the USAR team.
It was seen at the Agecroft Fire Station Open Day, 23 August 2008.


 


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