Tuesday 17 August 2010

ABC Wednesday - E



Last Sunday was ESCAPE Day in our town. ESCAPE is Emergency Services Community Awareness and Promotion Event. Dozens of representative from local Emergency Services including the local Rescue Hovercraft, RNLI, HM Coastguard, Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance were on hand to give demonstrations and advice. I had forgotten all about it until I happened to glance out of my windows and saw this.

The weather was beautiful and there were lots of people taking an interest in it all and there was plenty to see. So pleasing to know that we don't just take our Emergency Services for granted.



Thanks to Mrs Denise Nesbitt and her team who host ABC Wednesday. For more looks at the letter D, please click here.

20 comments:

Sylvia K said...

Good to know that those Emergency workers are being recognized for all that they do! Great post for the day, Anne! Hope your week is going well!

Sylvia

Maggie May said...

Oh that must have been exciting to watch. I love anything like that!
Maggie X

Nuts in May

MorningAJ said...

I think the rescue services are often under appreciated. Nice to se this post.

cheshire wife said...

The only time that I have ever seen anything like that it was for real and was quite scary. Nice to watch it all and know that no-one is actually in any danger.

Roger Owen Green said...

I C that U R prepared!


ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Hildred said...

Our sons and daughter-in-law have sent us pictures of the emergency firecrew in their part of the country where forest fires are very prevalent and where they have established a heliocopter base. They have hoses, pumps and sprinklers all over their property and I was very impressed with their devotion and preparedness.

Anonymous said...

what a honorable E most,
those who serve or sacrifice will certainly be tickled by you.

Wendy said...

I am so grateful to all of those who make our lives a little more breathable with relief. Thank you for this engaging post.

Unknown said...

I love that your town does this! Our town has a firestation day every October and we are always happy to go to it and support our local fire company!

photowannabe said...

I love watching dispays like this one. Its nice to have those crews get recognized.

Verna Luga said...

glad there are people like them ... real life heroes...
My ABC Wednesday here

Cezar and Léia said...

Glad to know this Emergency service is good and it really works well.
Awesome shot!
purrs and love
Luna
We love Luna

Cheryl said...

This is amazing. To actually actively engage in what these folks do is terrific. Great choice for E.

Vinay Leo R. said...

its nice to know they're being recognized and also doing their bit for demonstrating and advising the public :)

My ABC Wednesday E

Kim, USA said...

This is very important that each one of us know how and where to escape if there is an emergency. Training does help a lot. Thanks for the post!
ABC Wednesday~E

Tumblewords: said...

It's great to know that these people are appreciated! Excellent post!

lv2scpbk said...

Good post today for the letter "E".

On behalf of the ABC Team, thanks for participating.

ChrisJ said...

I have seen several of these exercises. They're very dramatic. The most dramatic one we saw was when we were on the ferry going to the Isle of Wight.

Pam said...

Oh I could sit and watch them all day. Thanks for posting about them. It takes a special person to do their job doesn't it.

SquirrelQueen said...

Emergency rescue service workers are definitely unsung heroes. That is a great shot of them in action.

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