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AVIATION => Operational => Topic started by: BFTP1509 on April 17, 2008, 12:10:05 PM
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Hello all.
We just launched our own website for Edinburgh Airport Fire Service, kindly put together by red44.
www.edinburghafs.co.uk
On the 18th and 19th June 2008, a team of firefighters from Edinburgh Airport Fire Service will be attempting the 3 Peaks Challenge in full firefighting kit and wearing SCBA throughout, in order to raise funds for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation. This charity has 5 key aims that we hope to assist them in achieving:-
The provision of a wide variety of extra comforts which make time in hospital better for children
The provision of extra child and family friendly facilities
The purchase of extra medical equipment over and above NHS provision
The provision of extra support for sick children who are cared for in the community
Funding for extra training and research
The 3 Peaks Challenge consists of climbing the 3 highest mountains in the UK (Ben Nevis, Scaffel Pike and Snowdon) in under 24 hours, which is a challenge in itself. However, the fact that sick children and their families face much bigger challenges every day, we have opted to complete the entire challenge wearing full firefighting uniform and breathing apparatus, which will not come close to the daily challenge and pain of caring for a terminally ill sick child.
We would greatly appreciate if you would support us in our challenge, either by pledging goods or services to assist in the logistics of our challenge or, as we’d prefer, by pledging money to support the activities of the charity.
For further information, please go to www.edinburghafs.co.uk or to directly donate to this worthy cause, please go to:-
http://www.justgiving.com/edinburghafs
Many thanks,
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Nice site
Fancy a link exchange?
We have our own Airport Fire & Rescue site at: www.kiafire.org.uk
Would be happy to exchange links - drop me line.
By the way, thanks for the Cobra 1 (rust "n" all )
:-)
It's currently at Carmichaels having some love put back in it along with a new paint job.
ps..
Anyone else out there with their own Fire Site, would be happy to exchange links wiv ya :-)
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will be attempting the 3 Peaks Challenge in full firefighting kit and wearing SCBA throughout,
I know you scottish boys are tough, but are you lot nuts???? I've done the 3 peaks twice before and both times I was hobbling and limping for a several days after, and I was wearing hiking boots, shorts and t-shirt!! Your in for a hard time wearing kit and BA. Are you all wearing a set or just one for the team to share around every time someone gets tired??
Good luck, let us know how you get on....
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Well done guys, nice looking site.
Nice site
It's currently at Carmichaels having some love put back in it along with a new paint job.
Shudder.
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We only paid 2 coconuts and a bag of magic beans for it ;-)
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Hi all
I'd like to thank Robin and Gary for the hard work that is taking place behind the scene's on the website and challenge itself. I know it is me who is getting all the newspaper and media coverage, but what can i say, i've got the looks for it! Your work is not going un-noticed lads and i am extremely grateful.
I am responsible for the planning and organising of this event and i am glad it is only a couple of weeks away now. We just want to crack on and get it done.
To answer your question Bennfire, we will have 3 guys wearing firekit and BA (not in air!) for the full duration of the 3 mountains. We will also have 2 safety men in normal walking rig, with all the relevant kit to keep us safe. We will also have 2 drivers to alternate the driving duties between mountains.
All the money we raise will go to help the Sick Kids Foundation, no money pledged will be used to fund the logistics of the challenge. It will all go to the charity. We have begged, borrowed and, ahem, acquired, everything we need!
Cheers
Les
PS: 2 coconuts and a bag of magic beans for our Cobra 1? You were robbed mate!!
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PS: 2 coconuts and a bag of magic beans for our Cobra 1? You were robbed mate!!
To right. :)
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Damn it !! i knew we shoulda kept hold of them beans :-(
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blazing, did you ever do detachments to RAF Norhtolt?
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On a serious note best of luck to the 3 peaks lads, excellent effort well done.
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blazing, did you ever do detachments to RAF Norhtolt?
Sure did mate, i did shout hi to you on Simeons phone the day of the 777, while we were at Teeside on reval in Feb
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Haha, it never twigged with me (getting slow in me old age, and KIA being mentioned, it wasn't till i saw the photo the your name in your sig), in all honesty I thought all you guys stayed with the MOD and moved away. Subby now, congratulations, jeez now I know they will promote anyone, lol. I looked at your website, nice little site. Do you keep in contact with any of the old detachment crew? and if so where were they scattered to? Good to finally see faces on here I know. :)
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No worries mate, i remember all the hours spent playin doom in the old lecture room at Northolt with you, blimey that was a few years ago now.
Justin has been made up to WM too now and Scott is CM on Justs crew.
I still see some of the lads that stayed on in the DFS and went to the Fire School, but thats about it.
Likewise, nice to put a face to a name.
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Maybe we'll meet up at teeside sometime and i can kick your arse round the fireground !! ha ha
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Us lowly Lffs don't do Teeside, that's reserved for the ones tempted by the darkside. Kick my arse around the fire ground? you'd have to catch me first ;)
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Shouldnt be hard, only got to look under the drill tower.........
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Looks like youve just been bubbled yeebsy - someone knows your hidey hole !
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LOL! He has a few, he is like a god damn ferret!
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Stealth mode boys, military training for you. :)
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Well folks, we done it. :D
23 hours and 29 minutes. None of it remotely enjoyable!
Started on Ben Nevis at 1815hrs and came off Snowdon at 1746hrs. Weather was poor, including really nasty wind chill on Scafell and gales on Snowdon, but it probably gave us the incentive to get ourselves up and sown as fast as we could!
And before Robin or Gary come on and attempt to mock my glory....yes i did fall through the cattle grid on the last 10 metres of the walk, much to the amusement of the lads, and my embarassment.
But we are on course to raise around 3k, which made it all worthwhile. :)
Cheers
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Well done guys, Jeez fireguy either you got small feet or you were walking sideways. Nice job lads.
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And before Robin or Gary come on and attempt to mock my glory....yes i did fall through the cattle grid on the last 10 metres of the walk, much to the amusement of the lads, and my embarassment.
Please tell me someone got pictures of that for the website?!!!
LOL.....brilliant stuff Les, very well done. Drop me an email with any info about it inc pics etc and I'll update the website with the details. You will know Robin is on his hols in Frenchie-land so probably wont know about the success yet, I'll drop him a text.
@Blazing.....I'll drop you an email re:exchange of links for websites m8, nice one. :)
Cheers,
Gaz.
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Top effort boys, loving the cattle grid incident!
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No worries Gaz, just click on the "contact us" from the site and it'll come straight to me.
cheers
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In my defence, i had experienced severe cramp in my legs and they had locked up a few times. (through dehydration, not lack of fitness, you understand :lol: )
And when the guys at the finish line began brandishing cans of Fosters i naturally tried to run the last we bit in order to get my hands on the amber nectar.
Unfortunately as i crossed the cattle grid the cramp hit me again!
Photos will be on website soon.
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Fireguy1230
I've had a couple of my lads asking about the details of the 3 peaks, they are thinking of going for it later on in the year, any chance of a number or email so they can pick your brain?
You can email it through to me on any one of my sites.
Cheers
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Well done guys, great achievement in full kit. If anyone wants a copy, I have an excel spreadsheet of the 2007 results and split timings for each mountain.
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Blazing,i've e-mailed you contact details.
Benfire, i'd like a copy of that spreadsheet pleeeeze :)