Isuzu D-Max, foto van Truckfan Nieuwsposter

Isuzu D-Max

A bespoke Isuzu D-Max providing a life-saving service has just been delivered by Fussell Wadman Isuzu to Wiltshire Search & Rescue, a voluntary organisation set up to help Wiltshire Police find vulnerable and missing people in times of crisis.

The unique Isuzu D-Max has been fully kitted out with the very latest emergency response equipment which includes, 360 work lights to aid night missions, hazard beacons to bring attention to the vehicle that it is on emergency call out, electric power winch for when performing vehicle recovery from floods or other stranding scenarios, multi frequency two-way radio for communicating with search and rescue team members including Police and other emergency services, Low power consumption LED cabin lights, in the rear load area a sliding stretcher mounting for patient transport and a 240V inverter fitted.

Wiltshire Search and Rescue / Fussell Wadman partnership
Fussell Wadman Dealer Principal Mark Wadman commented: “Our brand specialist Martyn Lucas worked with Matt Croft of Wiltshire Search and Rescue over the past twelve months, initially providing one of our demonstrators for them to evaluate and so they could compare its benefits versus the other brands shortlisted. The team chose the Isuzu D-Max over the competition because of its build quality, reputation, strength and comprehensive warranty. The Isuzu “Workman” provided the perfect vehicle with the standard options that Wiltshire Search and Rescue required. It has been our pleasure to work with the team on this project and we look forward to building a long-lasting relationship with them.”

Adrian Sawyer, chair of Wiltshire Search and Rescue, said “The new 4x4 allows us to be even more responsive over rough ground and in the very rural and isolated parts of the county that we are often called to. It has been a long process of planning, fundraising, procuring and now kitting out the vehicle, and it's testament to the hard work of many of the team that we can finally unveil the new vehicle. Our role takes us to some very isolated places and having this new vehicle will give the volunteers even more capability when our community needs us most.”

The primary role of the Isuzu D-Max will be to provide help and support to find vulnerable and missing people and allows emergency crews to reach remote areas in all conditions. One such search and rescue mission was to find a gentleman called George. Wiltshire Search and Rescue spent some 600 hours of searching involving 51 people, two search and rescue tracking dogs and over the course of four days, the volunteers were successful in finding missing George, an 82-year-old man with Dementia. George was immediately taken to hospital where he made a full recovery. The patch the Isuzu D-Max will be used in will be quite varied as the team could be searching in the middle of Swindon through to the middle of Marlborough Downs. The volunteers needed a vehicle that could cope in all situations. They are quite often called out to support the emergency services with other callouts such as transporting key medical staff to emergencies in times of severe weather (such as snow) and also get involved in water rescue.

Wiltshire Search and Rescue currently has 75 volunteers in the team and in 2019, the team dedicated over 28,000 hours of their own personal time supporting Wiltshire Police and other emergency services.

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