Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team is the first in the North East to share a base with firefighters.
They have been formally welcomed to Redcar Community Fire Station by Ian Hayton, Chief Fire Officer, Cleveland Fire Brigade and since moving in earlier this year have already attended nearly 50 incidents. These have ranged from people floating out to sea in inflatable dinghies, fishing vessels with technical problems to vehicles stuck on the beach.
Steve Hart, Senior Coastguard Operations Officer for HM Coastguard, said, “This relocation into a shared station reinforces the strong partnership we already have with our colleagues in Cleveland Fire Brigade and we are proud to be the first Coastguard Rescue Team in the North East to do this.
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