RAPID RELIEF TEAM

Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church since its earliest days have been involved in supporting and serving local communities. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has been formed by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) to more efficiently coordinate support for local communities globally. The RRT mission statement is; “Supporting Local Communities in Times of […]

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Massive Smurfit fire demands marathon RRT effort

On Wednesday 17th April a large fire broke out at Smurfit Kappa’s Sutton Coldfield Paper Mill, seven acres of compressed cardboard and paper made the mill a hazardous place for a huge blaze.  High winds quickly fanned the flames over the property leaving the Birmingham Fire Fighters with an enormous task. Soon, over one hundred […]

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Rotherwas Estate – 12 hours ablaze

On Wednesday morning, 17th April, a fire raged in the Rotherwas Industrial Estate, Hereford.  This fire was rapidly destroying the building owned by Bathgate Access Flooring, and thought to have started prior to 8am when the premises open. To battle the scale and size of the fire on hand, over 135 fire fighters were brought in with 27 […]

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Three Hundred Years of History – up in Flames

It was the afternoon of the Good Friday Bank Holiday when the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Team were urgently called out to a fire in the village of East Meon, where they were met with the devastating sight of a row of beautiful 18th century thatched roof cottages burning furiously! Fire crews from across the […]

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Great Coates Rail Crossing Tragedy 9th April 2013

It was early in the evening of 9th April and a vehicle using a rail crossing had collided with a train.  The location of the major incident was Great Coates Crossing, Grimsby, and tragically, two people lost their lives. With the weather dry but bitterly cold it soon became clear that the emergency services, crime scene […]

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