South West 999

Cornwall County Fire Brigade

Monday 16 August 2004

Major Flooding Incident Boscastle & North Cornwall.

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Incident Attendance Details for North Cornwall area.

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Below you will find full details of what actually happened with mobilising to the many incidents  that Cornwalls fire control had to deal with on August 16.

Once an appliance has been listed it is then only referred to by its callsign.

1509

First call came into Truro fire control for persons reported trapped in vehicle in flood water at Otterham. WrL [721]Delabole & RT [715] Bodmin mobilised. On arrival two persons found to be rescued before arrival of Brigade.

1519

Call to flooding Otterham Mill. 715 sent. No action

1529

WrL [QD 101] mobilised to stand by 73 Bude

1529

Call to flooding Week St. Mary. LPA [726] Delabole mobilised. Unable to assist.

1534

Call to flooding Otterham. 721 sent. Unable to assist.

1535

Call to persons reported trapped by flood water Valency Valley, Boscastle. WrL [741] Launceston mobilised. Three children one adult rescued by firefighters from vehicle in floodwater.

1539

WrT [747] Launceston mobilised to stand by 73 Bude

1542

WrT [QD 572] Tavistock mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston

1553

747 sent to Boscastle.

1554

Flooding Marshgate, Camelford. Officer only sent, no action.

1606

721 sent to Boscastle.

1610

OSV [Bravo 6] St.Austell mobilised to Boscastle.

1615

721 in attendance at Boscastle.

1638

WrL [541] Wadebridge mobilised to flooding Marshgate, Camelford. Premises pumped out

1641

WrL [711] WrT [717] Bodmin mobilised to Boscastle

1648

WrL [531] Padstow WrL [521] mobilised to Boscastle

1649

CSV [Oscar 1] Truro mobilised to Boscastle.

1644

WrL [641] Lostwithiel mobilised to stand by 71 Bodmin

1652

QD 572 sent from 74 Launceston to Boscastle

1654

641 & QD101 sent to persons in vehicle in water Wainhouse Corner

1655

737 [WrT] Bude mobilised to flooding Jacobstow.

1706

857L [WrL] Callington mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston.

1709

531 sent to serious RTC A39 Tregonning Garage, Wadebridge. Car & lorry, four casualties one released using crash rescue equipment. Three casualties flown to hospital by air ambulance. 215 [RT] Camborne mobilised but returned before arrival. 

1712

857L-546-726 sent to reported two persons trapped in floodwater Tresparret. Persons rescued with farmers tractor.

1731

QD 521 sent from 74 Launceston+857L sent from 72 Delabole to persons reported trapped in floodwater Canworthy Water. 641 also attended area. Persons rescued by firefighters. Persons also rescued from tree by Sea King helicopter

1740

QD 101-857L-726 sent to Persons reported trapped in cars and buildings at Crackington Haven

1750

641 sent to Temayne persons trapped on roof by floodwater. Ambulance requested for minor injury but unable to attend address due to conditions.

1753

811 [WrL] Liskeard mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston.

1759

817 [WrT] Liskeard mobilised to stand by 85 Callington.

1800

536 [LPA] Padstow mobilised to flooding Tintagel.

1801

847 [WrT] Saltash mobilised to stand by 81 Liskeard.

1808

621 [WrL] St.Dennis mobilised to stand by 71 Bodmin

1814

726 sent to persons trapped in tree Wainhouse Corner.

1836

641 sent from 73 Bude to flooding Upton, Bude.

1845

QD 101 sent to Boscastle               QD 132 [WrT] Okehampton to stand by 73 Bude

1855

811 sent from 74 Launceston to persons reported missing in floodwater Poundstock, Bude. “Make pumps 2” at 1944. 817 sent from 74 Launceston. 857L also attended area to assist in search. Forced entry into flooded properties to search. All persons accounted for after some time.

1904

QD 132 + QD 521 sent to persons trapped in vehicle in water Tresparret. Unable to locate vehicle.

1908

OSV [Bravo 3] Falmouth mobilised to Boscastle.

1917

QD 132 sent to Marhamchurch. Crew unable to rescue due to conditions. Helicopter requested and lifted four persons off roof of building.

1922

817 sent from 85 Callington to stand by 74 Launceston

1933

Flooding call Marshgate, Camelford. 541 sent from 72 Delabole. No action

1939

541+536 sent to family of four trapped in car in water Camelford. Persons rescued before arrival. Number of abandoned vehicles searched by crews all clear.

2018

857L sent to flooding Bude. No action.

2021

QD 132 in attendance at flooding Bude. Roadway collapsing.

2050

QD 132 + 857L to flooding Bude town centre. Pumping out.

2100

First relief crews mobilised to Boscastle. 137 [WrT] St.Ives/ 617 [WrT] St.Austell/ 517 [WrT] Newquay/ 217 [WrT] Camborne/ 117 [WrT] Penzance

2215

QD 132 sent from 73 Bude to flooding Bude. Pumping out.

2232

731 [WrL] Bude mobilised to flooding Crackington Haven. Unable to assist

2306

QD 521 sent to stand by 73 Bude

2345

737 sent to RTC Bude. Making safe no persons trapped.

Stand By Cover Moves

      Stand by station  

WrL

QD 101

Holsworthy

Bude

Committed to Boscastle incident

WrT

747

Launceston

Bude

Committed to Boscastle incident

WrT

QD 572

Tavistock

Launceston

Committed to Boscastle incident

WrL

857L

Callington

Launceston

Committed to other incidents

WrL

541

Wadebridge

Delabole

Committed to other incidents

WrL

811

Liskeard

Launceston

Committed to other incidents

WrT

817

Liskeard

Callington

Committed to sb Launceston

WrT

817

Liskeard

Launceston

Committed to other incidents

WrL

857L

Callington

Delabole

Committed to other incidents

WrT

QD 132

Okehampton

Bude

Committed to other incidents

WrL

641

Lostwithiel

Bude

Committed to other incidents

WrT

847

Saltash

Liskeard

 

WrL

QD 521

Bere Alston

Launceston

Committed to other incidents

WrL

QD 521

Bere Alston

Bude

 

WrL

621

St.Dennis

Bodmin

Committed to other incidents

WrL

431

Mevagissey

St.Austell

 

 

 

An overview of the village as clean up operations commence

 'Copyright photo courtesy of www.tintagelweb.co.uk'

 

Page 1: Boscastle Floods

Page 7:   Boscastle Floods   [Attendance Details Boscastle]

Page 2: Boscastle Floods

Page 8:   Boscastle Floods   [Full attendance N.Cornwall]

Page 3: Boscastle Floods

Page 9:   Boscastle Floods   Crackington Haven

Page 4: Boscastle Floods

Page 10: Boscastle Floods   Canworthy Water

Page 5: Boscastle Floods

Page 11: Boscastle Floods  [Additional images]

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