Charity No: 1127862

Forthcoming Events
Pub Meets and Training

Responder Training
Llandovery area
23rd January

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Off Road Driving assessment
for those that have completed the full 4x4 Off-Road driver training
Llandovery area
24th January

West Wales Recruitment Evening
Pencader Village Hall (SN 444 361)
7:30pm on 25th November 2009 (See News Page)

North Powys Group
Bradford Arms, Llanymynech, SY22 6EJ
3rd Wednesday 7:30pm

South Wales Group
Royal British Legion,Riverside Lock House, Aberdulais, Neath, SA10 8ES
Every 4th Thursday from 10/09/09

North Wales Group
The Townhouse, Llandudno, LL30 2SB
3rd Thursday  7pm

 

 

4x4 Response Wales is a volunteer group set up to provide logistical support to Emergency Planning Officers and Emergency Services across Wales. Membership is open to anyone who is willing and interested to get involved and you don’t need to own a 4x4 to become a volunteer. You don’t necessarily need to live or work in Wales either!

Who do we serve?

- Powys County Council EPO
- Red Cross
- Shropdoc
- Welsh Assembly Gov. (Roads Network Management Division)
- Gwent Police

Aim

To develop a reliable and competent volunteer force that can provide logistical support to the Emergency Planning Officer, Emergency Services and other appropriate user services during times of severe weather and other local emergencies

Objectives

To establish a team of volunteer owners of suitable 4x4 vehicles that can be called upon at short notice to provide logistical support throughout Wales.

To provide training and assessment of members to ensure that they are sufficiently competent to provide the necessary support when required.

To regularly evaluate members vehicles and to provide specialist equipment to ensure that tasks can be carried out safely and effectively when called upon.

To maintain regular contact with potential user services to ensure that they are aware of the existence of the group and understand it’s capabilities.

To organise regular events to undertake training and team building activities that will improve the groups capabilities and help team members to work together.

To maintain an awareness of contingency planning activities in Wales and become involved in cross service exercises.

 

 

 


  Members of National 4x4 Response Network
Registered Charity No: 1127862