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Mission 74 seen the charity continue its work in Argentina with the foundacion Bomberos Ayudemos A Servir. The mission teams travelled to four locations, with Team 1 based in Cafayate and Victoria and team 2 on El Calafate and Mendoza.
The team consisted off
Gary Johnstone Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Scottish Fire & Rescue Service RDS (Team 1)
Jason Mitchinson - Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (rtd) (Team 1)
Vinny Blair– Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (rtd) (Team 2)
Tom Bell– Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Team 2)
Team 1 carried out training on a number of subjects:- Breathig Apparatus, Tactical Ventilation, Ultra High Pressure Lance and Difficult Environments.
Team 2 carried out training on three subjects:- Breathing Apparatus, Pump and Ladder operations and Incdent Command
Mission 71 was the charitys first mission post pandemic. The mission were tasked to travel to four regions – Entre Rios, Cordoba, Mendoza and San Luis and continue training and support to the foundacion Bomberos Ayudemos A Servir. The team would also carry out training on three donated appliances and equipment.
The mission would require the team to split up into two pairs in each of the two regions.
Gary Johnstone Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Scottish Fire & Rescue Service RDS (Team 1)
Jason Mitchinson - Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (rtd) (Team 1)
Dave Wishart – Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (rtd) (Team 2)
Tom Bell– Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Team 2)
Team 1 carried out training on a number of subjects:- Fire Behaviour, Breathing Apparatus, Incident Command, Use of Foam, Ladder Drills and Ultra High Pressure Lance.
Team 2 carried out training on:- Pumps and Ladders, Branch techniques, Breathing Apparatus, road Traffic Collision and Incident Command.
The purpose of Mission 69 was to travel to four regions – Entre Rios and Santa Fe in North East Argentina and the Mendoza and San Luis region of North West Argentina and continue training and support to the foundacion Bomberos Ayudemos A Servir.
The mission would require the team to split up into two pairs in each of the two regions.
Gary Johnstone Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Scottish Fire & Rescue Service RDS (Team 1)
John Greenfield – Hart Medical Services (Team 1)
Bert Stewart – Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (rtd) (Team 2)
Tom Bell– Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Team 2)
Team 1 carried out training on two subjects:- Water Rescue and Trauma Care.
Team 2 carried out training on three subjects:- Road Traffic Collision Training, Breathing Apparatus/Firefighting and Incident Command.
The purpose of Mission 66 was to travel to two regions – Entre Rios in North East Argentina and the San Luis region of North West Argentina and continue training and support to the foundacion Bomberos Ayudemos A Servir.
The mission would require the team to split up into two pairs in each of the two regions.
Gary Johnstone Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Scottish Fire & Rescue Service RDS (Team 1)
Tom Bell– Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Team 1)
Sandy Gillespie - Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Team 2)
Bert Stewart – Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Rtd) (Team 2)
Training was requested on three main subjects:- Road Traffic Collision Training, Breathing Apparatus/Firefighting and Incident Command. With other ad hoc training as required.
The purpose of Mission 62 was to travel to the San Luis region of North West Argentina and continue training and support to the foundacion Bomberos Ayudemos A Servir.
The mission would be based in two locations – Villa De Merlo and a second week at Potreros De Los Funes.
Training was requested on three main subjects:- Road Traffic Collision Training, Breathing Apparatus/Firefighting and Incident Command.
Gary Johnstone – Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Scottish Fire & Rescue
Andy Metcalfe – Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (Rtd)
Tom Bell – Fife Fire & Rescue Service (Rtd)
Mission 56 travelled to Merlo and San Luis Argentina and carried out training in breathing apparatus, firefighting and road traffic collision. The mission also witnessed the distribution of donated fire PPE from Ballyclare that had been shipped.
Benjamin Walker
Jim Dave - States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service
Mark Bryce - Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
Benjamin Walker
Jim Dave - States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service
David Kay - Fife Fire & Rescue Service
David Kay - Fife Fire & Rescue Service
Gordon Stewart - Fife Fire & Rescue Service
Mission 28 was a fact finding mission into Argentina by two instructors to assess a request to support the town of Villa General Guemes Argentina. The team delivered some equiment donated by the Junta Nacional in Paraguay and carried out some basic training.
David Kay - Fife Fire & Rescue Service
Gary Johnstone - Dundee Airport Fire & Rescue Service/Fife Fire & Rescue Service RDS
