Lhanbryde rescue sees fire crew honoured for their actions

The actions of a SFRS crew involved in a February rescue have seen the team of skilled firefighters honoured at the Brave@Heart ceremony for rescuing a man in need of urgent hospital treatment.

The incident took place in Lhanbryde, with the team able to draw upon their specialist training to remove the living room window and a large section of the exterior wall to create a safe pathway out of the house.

Add into that heavy sleet, in the worst of the wintery conditions, the fire crew were still able to complete the operation in less than an hour.

The team consisted of Watch Manager Dennis Chalmers, Crew Managers Scott Hamilton and Euan Cargill, and firefighters Mike McArthur, Neil Barnett, Ross Moran, Jack Miller, Graham Taylor, Neil McDonald and Raymond Forsyth.

Watch Manager Chalmers was the SFRS Incident Commander who oversaw the effort that night.

He said: 'The weather conditions were really horrible and our crews were met with heavy sleet and wind'

'But we made great progress using specialist equipment to cut away and remove the concrete blocks from below the window area to allow full access after 45 minutes'

'We had members of the crew inside and outside the property to keep the casualty and his family updated throughout the process'