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   225102.jpg','npics2','');) ;)  GREATER MANCHESTER FIREFIGHTERS IN HAITI - UPDATE
The nine firefighters and search and rescue dog from Greater Manchester are now operating in Haiti as part of the United Kingdom – International Search and Rescue (UK-ISAR) team. They took off from Gatwick at 18:40 GMT (13/01/2010) - and travelled through the night. They refuelled at Halifax and they landed safely in Santo Domingo just after 07:00 (GMT) this morning. An advance party which included GMFRS and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service staff made their way to Port-au-Prince in a small turbo-propeller plane. The team arrived on the ground by 08:00 local time, and there is an ongoing operation to transport the remaining Fire and Rescue Service personnel and equipment. The message from our colleagues is that they are all fit and in good spirits, but keen to get working to help the people of Haiti. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
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