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