New Fire Truck – Apr 2013

The Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service donated another Fire Truck to the St John Rescue Corps. The shipping of the Fire Truck was sponsored by Malta Motorways of the Sea Ltd, Grimaldi Linesand Sullivan Maritime.

IMRF Trustees Visit the Fort – Apr 2013

On Sunday 14th April trustees and other participants of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) were invited to Fort Madalena where they had the opportunity to watch rescue demonstrations carried out by the volunteer members. They also enjoyed a tour of the Fort followed by a reception held at the…

Night Exercise – Apr 2013

St John Rescue Corps volunteers carried out a night time exercise during which they searched and recovered 2 injured ‘casualties’, carrying them through very rough terrain and then hauling them to safety from a deep creek located at Misrah il-Ferha, Mtahleb. Various rescue techniques were used in this scenario purposely…

World Record Diving Duty – Mar 2013

A team of rescue divers from St John Rescue Corps assisted the World Record Diving Malta team in their cold water challenge at Starfish Diving School on the 9th March 2013.

Emergency Evacuation Exercise – Feb 2013

St John Rescue Corps (SJRC) participated with the Civil Protection Department (CPD) and other volunteer organisations in a fire and rescue exercise held at The Radisson Blu Golden Sands on 23rd February. This exercise consisted of a simulation of fire breaking out on the sixth floor of the hotel and…

Night Exercise – Jan 2013

On Friday 25th January, the temperature at Buskett was very cold but members of St John Rescue Corps participated in an exercise, in order to further their preparedness for possible emergencies. The exercise consisted of a simulated explosion in the silos located at Buskett, where two casualties were known ‘reported’…