WHAT IS 4X4 RESPONSE (WESSEX 4X4 RESPONSE ASSOCIATION)

A 4x4 Response Group is a volunteer group that can offer a variety of services to Local Authorities, Emergency Services and other Volunteer Agencies.

Principally this is providing reliable transport in times of severe weather (Snow, gales, heavy rain and floods) & Other Major Emergencies. This can be to transport essential personnel or supplies to areas that would be hard or impossible to reach in normal vehicles and/or in support of local authorities rest centres.
Across the Country there are at least 21 Response Groups who have participated in the following:

Delivering Water, food and hygiene packs following the Floods of the Summer of 2007
Evacuating members of the public during floods
Assisting the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, in attempting to return beached porpoises to the sea.
Transporting Out Of Hours GPs during floods & snow.
Attending Local Authority emergency planning exercises (CCUs)
Recovering a Life Boat (on trailer) that had become bogged down on a beach
Transporting members of Search and Rescue Teams to remote search areas.
Moving a display trailer for the local Air Ambulance.
Recovering an Ambulance stuck in snow.
Moving a mobile radio aerial on behalf of Raynet
Recovering vehicles from a seafront car park during the East Coast tidal surge in 2007.
Recovering vehicles from the snow bound M11 in January 2003.
Providing mobile marshals for sponsored walks, & other charity events.

4X4 RESPONSE
IS HERE NOW TO ASSIST YOU
BUILD US INTO YOUR EMERGENCY PRE-PLAN

TALK TO YOUR LOCAL GROUP TO DISCUSS WAYS THAT WE COULD HELP YOU

Please note that WESSEX 4x4 RESPONSE is NOT a rescue / emergency organisation but exists to provide support to such organisations.