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The Active Incident Response Team is made up of Brigade members who agree to be available on active call. There are three positions a Brigade Member may have within the team:

Brigade Captain - There are three Brigade Captains all of whom are responsible for the day to day management of the Brigade. The Captains are all experienced team members and are trained to manage and control any of the many different types of incidents the Brigade are called to each year. This could include managing a search, rescuing a casualty from a cliff, or more simple tasks such as the monitoring of a broken down boat. They also must ensure the Brigade has the equipment the team needs to attend and perform at the incidents it is called to and are also in charge of training Brigade members.

Brigade Section Leader - All active Brigade members are assigned to one of three sections Red, White or Blue. Each Section has a Leader who acts as a figurehead to ensure Captains orders are being carried out and to manage and guide a number of Brigade members when they are away from a Captain, for instance, a Section Leader may lead his section during a search of a beach or cliff area. Section Leader's can also manage an incident if a Captain is unable to attend.

Brigade Member - A Brigade Member is part of one of the three sections and is trained to a high standard in cliff rescue, breeches buoy rescue, first aid, radio communications and a number of different skills that a Brigade member may need when on call or at a training exercise. Brigade members, along with Captain's and Section Leader's, are all provided with Personal Protective Equipment in the form of a set of boots, a pair of overalls, a high-vis jacket, and most importantly of all, a woolly hat for those cold winter searches!

Below is further information on the 25 men and one woman who currently make up the active side of the Brigade.

Brigade Captains

	Name - Dave Callsign - Tynemouth 01 Role - Brigade Captain and HM Coastguatd Liasion Officer
	Name - Will Callsign - Tynemouth 02 Role - Brigade Captain and Chairman
	Name - Michael Callsign - Tynemouth 06 Role - Brigade Captain and Ambulance Liasion Officer

 

Red Section

	Name - Paul Callsign - Tynemouth 04 Role - Red Section Leader		Name - Alan Callsign - Tynemouth 07 Role - Red Section Member
	Name - Ian Callsign - Tynemouth 09 Role - Red Section Member		Name - Norman Callsign - Tynemouth 18 Role - Red Section Member
	Name - Peter Callsign - Tynemouth 25 Role - Red Section Member		Name - John Callsign - Tynemouth 28 Role - Red Section Member
	Name - Lisa Callsign - Tynemouth 32 Role - Red Section Member		Name - Richard Callsign - Tynemouth 33 Role - Red Section Member

White Section

	Name - Paul Callsign - Tynemouth 12 Role - White Section Leader		Name - John Callsign - Tynemouth 26 Role - White Section Member and Mechanic
	Name - Dave Callsign - Tynemouth 03 Role - White Section Member		Name - Bill Callsign - Tynemouth 22 Role - White Section Member
	Name - Adam Callsign - Tynemouth 31 Role - White Section Member		Name - Harvey Callsign - Tynemouth 34 Role - White Section Member
	Name - Jonny Callsign - Tynemouth 35 Role - White Section Member

Blue Section

	Name - Richard Callsign - Tynemouth 15 Role -Blue Section Leader		Name - Dave Callsign - Tynemouth 08 Role - Blue Section Member
	Name - Brian Callsign - Tynemouth 14 Role - Blue Section Member		Name - Michael Callsign - Tynemouth 19 Role - Blue Section Member
	Name - Paul Callsign - Tynemouth 17 Role - Blue Section Member		Name - Gordon Callsign - Tynemouth 20 Role - Blue Section Member
	Name - John Callsign - Tynemouth 23 Role - Blue Section Member		Name - Dan Callsign - Tynemouth 30 Role - Blue Section Member

 

 

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