Team News Archives - Sussex 4x4 Response

By Alex BarrettPosted on November 18, 2013January 23, 2014Posted in News, Team NewsTagged 2012/13, Advice, Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions, Prepare, Prepare for Safe Winter Driving, Snow, Sussex, Winter

Sussex 4×4 Response – Prepare for Safe Winter Driving Winter is the season requiring most care and preparation if you are to stay safe on the roads. The British winter is unpredictable. Bad weather can strike suddenly, so please make sure you & your vehicle are prepared for these conditions in case the bad weather […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on November 18, 2013January 23, 2014Posted in News, Team NewsTagged Advice, Danger, Emergency Kit, Emergency Planning, Prepare, Road Safety, Safety, Snow, Survival, Winter

Winter Emergency Kit What to carry in your car ? Think like a Scout or Guide this Winter and Be Prepared for bad weather as this can strike anytime follow our essential advice that could be a lifesaver. Back in 2010, thousands of motorists found themselves stuck in their cars for up to 15 hours […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on April 4, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged 2013, Health & Safety, Prepare, Risk Assessments, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response, The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, The Highway Code (Rules 226-237), Training

We are pleased to be offering our members a training course several times this year on Health & Safety At Work as it affects our Responders and Sussex 4×4 Response. THE LAW The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Requires us to provide whatever information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on March 13, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged Brighton, community resilience, Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions, Emergency Planning, Snow, Statement, Training

Late on Monday Evening the 11th March we received a number of enquires from people with 4×4’s offering their help in the snow and namely some through our Twitter feed in regards to specifically the stranded motorist’s situation on the A23 from Brighton to Crawley. We were not involved with the situation on the A23 […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on March 12, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in Team NewsTagged Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions, East Sussex County Council Highways, Emergency Planning, SECAMB, Snow, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Sussex, Sussex Police

Sussex 4×4 Response has been very busy providing support in the very challenging last 24hrs over 11th/12th march Our Team of volunteers stepped in to provide much needed support in the snow. We have worked very closely with emergency planning departments throughout the night to transport ambulance paramedic’s @SECAmbulance & NHS hospital staff and some […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on March 1, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged 2013, Amateur Radio, community resilience, Emergency Planning, RAYNET, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response, Sussex community resilience, Sussex RAYNET

Sussex RAYNET is a group of licensed radio amateurs who, on a voluntary basis, make themselves and their radio equipment available to provide communications in emergency situations and for community events, particularly at times when communication by other means may be difficult or impossible. Sussex 4×4 Response is a registered charity the members of which […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on February 6, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged Controller, Dispatcher, Emergency Planning, NHS, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response, Training

Do You Live In Sussex & Have Knowledge Of The Area ? Could You Help Us As A Duty Controller ? Sussex 4×4 Response is looking for that special volunteer that can handle the task of being a controller. We require male or female volunteers within Sussex to learn & operate our Internet/Computer based Dispatch […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on January 23, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged 2013, Callouts, Emergency Planning, Prepare, Responding, Response Work, Road Safety, Snow, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response, Winter

Sussex 4×4 Response has been very busy providing a vital Service since not long after the snow had started to fall on Friday 18th Jan and throughout the weekend and into the start of the new week, Our Team of 130 volunteers stepped in to provide much needed support in the snow. Sussex 4×4 Response […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on January 8, 2013May 26, 2013Posted in News, Team NewsTagged 4x4 Drivers, Flooding, Group, NHS, Prepare, Sussex, Winter

4×4 drivers in Sussex are being asked to join Sussex 4×4 Response in the event of extreme weather in our area. We provide vital emergency back up transport in adverse conditions, our charity helps hospital staff get to work through snow & floods, Driving in the snow is what we are best known for but […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on November 21, 2012January 30, 2014Posted in News, Team NewsTagged Advice, Danger, Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions, Flooding, Heavy rain, How To Drive Through Floods, Prepare, Sussex, The Highway Code (Rules 226-237), Warning, Wet Weather, Winter

Heavy rain means a risk of flooded roads. What’s the correct way to tackle standing water in your car? While some cars will get through quite severe floods, there are a number of dangers. Apart from shorted-out electrics on petrol cars, there is also a risk of the engine sucking in water which, being incompressible […]