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.
'Copyright photo courtesy of www.tintagelweb.co.uk'
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.
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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. |
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1519 |
Call to flooding Otterham Mill. 715 sent. No action |
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1529 |
WrL [QD 101] mobilised to stand by 73 Bude |
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1529 |
Call to flooding Week St. Mary. LPA [726] Delabole mobilised. Unable to assist. |
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1534 |
Call to flooding Otterham. 721 sent. Unable to assist. |
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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. |
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1539 |
WrT [747] Launceston mobilised to stand by 73 Bude |
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1542 |
WrT [QD 572] Tavistock mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston |
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1553 |
747 sent to Boscastle. |
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1554 |
Flooding Marshgate, Camelford. Officer only sent, no action. |
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1606 |
721 sent to Boscastle. |
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1610 |
OSV [Bravo 6] St.Austell mobilised to Boscastle. |
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1615 |
721 in attendance at Boscastle. |
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1638 |
WrL [541] Wadebridge mobilised to flooding Marshgate, Camelford. Premises pumped out |
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1641 |
WrL [711] WrT [717] Bodmin mobilised to Boscastle |
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1648 |
WrL [531] Padstow WrL [521] mobilised to Boscastle |
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1649 |
CSV [Oscar 1] Truro mobilised to Boscastle. |
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1644 |
WrL [641] Lostwithiel mobilised to stand by 71 Bodmin |
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1652 |
QD 572 sent from 74 Launceston to Boscastle |
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1654 |
641 & QD101 sent to persons in vehicle in water Wainhouse Corner |
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1655 |
737 [WrT] Bude mobilised to flooding Jacobstow. |
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1706 |
857L [WrL] Callington mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston. |
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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. |
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1712 |
857L-546-726 sent to reported two persons trapped in floodwater Tresparret. Persons rescued with farmers tractor. |
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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 |
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1740 |
QD 101-857L-726 sent to Persons reported trapped in cars and buildings at Crackington Haven |
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1750 |
641 sent to Temayne persons trapped on roof by floodwater. Ambulance requested for minor injury but unable to attend address due to conditions. |
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1753 |
811 [WrL] Liskeard mobilised to stand by 74 Launceston. |
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1759 |
817 [WrT] Liskeard mobilised to stand by 85 Callington. |
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1800 |
536 [LPA] Padstow mobilised to flooding Tintagel. |
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1801 |
847 [WrT] Saltash mobilised to stand by 81 Liskeard. |
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1808 |
621 [WrL] St.Dennis mobilised to stand by 71 Bodmin |
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1814 |
726 sent to persons trapped in tree Wainhouse Corner. |
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1836 |
641 sent from 73 Bude to flooding Upton, Bude. |
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1845 |
QD 101 sent to Boscastle QD 132 [WrT] Okehampton to stand by 73 Bude |
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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. |
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1904 |
QD 132 + QD 521 sent to persons trapped in vehicle in water Tresparret. Unable to locate vehicle. |
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1908 |
OSV [Bravo 3] Falmouth mobilised to Boscastle. |
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1917 |
QD 132 sent to Marhamchurch. Crew unable to rescue due to conditions. Helicopter requested and lifted four persons off roof of building. |
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1922 |
817 sent from 85 Callington to stand by 74 Launceston |
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1933 |
Flooding call Marshgate, Camelford. 541 sent from 72 Delabole. No action |
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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. |
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2018 |
857L sent to flooding Bude. No action. |
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2021 |
QD 132 in attendance at flooding Bude. Roadway collapsing. |
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2050 |
QD 132 + 857L to flooding Bude town centre. Pumping out. |
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2100 |
First relief crews mobilised to Boscastle. 137 [WrT] St.Ives/ 617 [WrT] St.Austell/ 517 [WrT] Newquay/ 217 [WrT] Camborne/ 117 [WrT] Penzance |
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2215 |
QD 132 sent from 73 Bude to flooding Bude. Pumping out. |
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2232 |
731 [WrL] Bude mobilised to flooding Crackington Haven. Unable to assist |
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2306 |
QD 521 sent to stand by 73 Bude |
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2345 |
737 sent to RTC Bude. Making safe no persons trapped. |
Stand By Cover Moves
| Stand by station | ||||
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WrL |
QD 101 |
Holsworthy |
Bude |
Committed to Boscastle incident |
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WrT |
747 |
Launceston |
Bude |
Committed to Boscastle incident |
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WrT |
QD 572 |
Tavistock |
Launceston |
Committed to Boscastle incident |
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WrL |
857L |
Callington |
Launceston |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
541 |
Wadebridge |
Delabole |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
811 |
Liskeard |
Launceston |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrT |
817 |
Liskeard |
Callington |
Committed to sb Launceston |
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WrT |
817 |
Liskeard |
Launceston |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
857L |
Callington |
Delabole |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrT |
QD 132 |
Okehampton |
Bude |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
641 |
Lostwithiel |
Bude |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrT |
847 |
Saltash |
Liskeard |
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WrL |
QD 521 |
Bere Alston |
Launceston |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
QD 521 |
Bere Alston |
Bude |
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WrL |
621 |
St.Dennis |
Bodmin |
Committed to other incidents |
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WrL |
431 |
Mevagissey |
St.Austell |
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An overview of the village as clean up operations commence
'Copyright photo courtesy of www.tintagelweb.co.uk'
| Page 7: Boscastle Floods [Attendance Details Boscastle] | |
| Page 8: Boscastle Floods [Full attendance N.Cornwall] | |
| Page 9: Boscastle Floods Crackington Haven | |
| Page 10: Boscastle Floods Canworthy Water | |
| Page 11: Boscastle Floods [Additional images] | |
| Page 12: Boscastle Floods [Additional images] |