Strathclyde on the TV

[coolcamper55]

http://helensburgh.tv/stories/2100-strathclyde-4x4-response
You have to register to see but its free
We were running a shakedown exercise for the team testing systems and response

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[nigel leyland]

Nice one Lads.

[fordy]

That was a really good piece and very professional! Well done and a good example of 4x4R

[H Steele]

Great work guys - very professionally done

[gerry highland]

Good job guys, well done.

[jonathan]

nice, great promotional video......

hope you had fun making it, last time I was involved with a promo video we spent 4 hours for a 10minuite piece.

[jamie.read]

Good stuff Tommy!
Didn`t think about whacking some response stickers on the BRC comms wagon?

[coolcamper55]

That vehicle is £110k worth of moving technology and they are a tad protective of it, :D:D
besides BRC and S4x4 enjoy a great relationship, we teach them how to drive their Land Rovers, they teach us First aid no point in upsetting the apple cart:).

[davehealey]

I've not looked at the video, but is the BRC comms vehicle a 4x4 truck ? If so that was the Scottish MR comms vehicle, no one wanted it so it went to BRC. It was, in MR hands, the only mobile air traffic control vehicle and had great comms, control positions inside :)

[coolcamper55]

The vehicle is not 4x4 but built on the same chassis as the new Scottish Ambulance Services, Renault I think. There is a similar vehicle operates in the Cumberland area in England and its about 6 months old.
Comes complete with UHF, VHF, AirWave, Satellite system, and Internet via radio service. Most important is that it has a built in generator and has a Tea / Coffee machine in a kitchen at the back.
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[davehealey]

Ah now I've logged in, I know which one it is.

There's 6 of those just been brought into service - can't remember if it was in Emergency Services Times or Mobile Radio.

The 4x4 Truck is this one - SARCOM (http://www.gallowaymrt.org.uk/Gallery/Photos_Ex_JointApr2005.htm) need to scroll down abit, it's now in the hands of the Red Cross as Iain Rideout was the MRCoS Comms Officer and I think he's now the Operations Manager BRC.

It's a Mercedes and has every conceivable sort of communication devices know to man in it :)

Cheers