News Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Sussex 4x4 Response

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 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 […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on October 28, 2012August 9, 2016Posted in NewsTagged Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions, Road Safety, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response, The Highway Code (Rules 226-237), Winter

If you do have to go out in adverse weather conditions there are still rules of the road & laws to abide by, Those are mainly making sure you have your Headlights switched on & your distance away from the car in front being the most essential points The Highway Code – Driving In Adverse […]

By Alex BarrettPosted on October 9, 2012May 26, 2013Posted in NewsTagged 2012/13, Brighton, Land Rover, Land Rover London 2 Brighton 2012, Sussex, Sussex 4x4 Response

An early Sunday start for all involved and the weather turned out very nice on the day, (apart from Epsom which was a bit chilly by all accounts first thing) This is the second year we have attended the Land Rover London 2 Brighton with our stand with great results and lots of participants from […]