Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

The last training session before Christmas for Serve On International Response Team recruits involved some lessons in propping and shoring…with thanks to local builders merchants for the supply of timber

Our K9 Stars

Huge congratulations to our search dogs Molly and Ziggy, and handlers James and Roger, for passing their operational assessment.

Martin Phillips11 December 2018Disaster Response, search and rescue, Search Dogs, @SOk9SAR, @serveonirt, @SalisburyCRT, Missing Persons, Humanitarian, charity, Volunteer, Volunteering, volunteers, Veterans, dogs, SAR dogs, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue ServiceComment

Cebu Squad

Members of the Serve On Dog Team have been re-visiting our friends in Cebu, Philippines to hand over medical equipment and check out plans for a local K9 search capability.

Martin Phillips6 December 2018SOK9SAR, search and rescue, Search Dogs, Disaster Response, Humanitarian, Charity, Volunteer, volunteers, Volunteering, Veterans, Earthquake, hurricane, Typhoon, tsunami, Flooding, Flood, Flood RescueComment

Eight's Great

A big thank-you to The Eight Foundation for funding a new CRT boat and trailer

Martin Phillips3 December 2018@easyuk, @amazonsmile, @goraisehq, search and rescue, Disaster Response, community resilience, Humanitarian, Charity, Volunteering, Volunteer, volunteers, Veterans, Earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, Flooding, Flood RescueComment

Thinking Of You

A new mobile app for easy donations has been launched, and Serve On is one of the inaugural charities

Community Matters

Waitrose, Salisbury, has very generously given us a cheque for £415 after shoppers voted for us in their Community Matters scheme.

Sparking Into Action

November training was all about breaching and breaking tool use for Serve On’s International Response Team recruits.

You Did Us Proud

Serve On’s Pete Dunning helped Team UK to an Invictus Games silver medal in the wheelchair rugby.

Game On, Pete!

Serve On International Response Team member and ambassador Pete Dunning is on his way to Australia for the Invictus Games.

Breaking Good

Serve On International Response Team recruits moved on to breaching and breaking training at the weekend.

Martin Phillips8 October 2018Disaster Response, search and rescue, Humanitarian, Charity, volunteers, Volunteering, Breaking and Breaching, @serveonirt, @SERVE_ON, @RescueRookies, @DSFireUpdates, USARComment

Every Little Helps

Serve On volunteers have been putting the fun into fundraising.

Martin Phillips8 October 2018Disaster Response, search and rescue, community resilience, @serveonirt, @SERVE_ON, @SOk9SAR, @SalisburyCRT, @RescueRookies, @Tesco, @ToughMudder, Humanitarian, Charity, volunteers, Volunteering, Veterans, Earthquake, hurricaneComment

Indonesia Tsunami

Serve On volunteers have been on stand-by to respond to the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated parts of Sulawesi island, Indonesia.

Martin Phillips1 October 2018Indonesia, earthquake, tsunami, disaster response, Search and Rescue, resilience, humanitarian, Charity, volunteers, veterans, natural disaster, ring of fire, @SERVE_ON, @serveonirtComment

Round Hayling Island Challenge

Serve On volunteers provided safety cover for this year’s Round Hayling Island Challenge.

Martin Phillips25 September 2018@SERVE_ON, @serveonirt, @SalisburyCRT, @RescueRookies, Water Rescue, Water Safety, swift water rescue, @hayling_island_sc, @TheSUPCompanyComment

Cebu Landslide

Our friends from ERUF have been trying to find survivors of the second landslide to hit the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Mangkut.

Martin Phillips25 September 2018Search and Rescue, Disaster Response, Typhoon, #TyphoonMangkhut, Cebu, Philippines, ERUF, Humanitarian, Volunteers, DisasterRiskReduction, @serveonirt, @SERVE_ONComment

Emergency Services Show 2018

Serve On was back at the Emergency Services Show in Birmingham this year.

Fair Play

Serve On’s Dog Team won new friends at the Frampton Country Fair.

Martin Phillips12 September 2018@SOK9SAR, Search Dogs, Search and Rescue, SAR, Community Resilience, community spirit, Humanitarian, Charity, Volunteer, volunteering, Frampton on Severn, Frampton Country Fair.Comment

Lending a Hand

We were proud to give some water safety lessons to Amesbury Kids Club.

Martin Phillips11 September 2018community resilience, Rescue Rookies, @SalisburyCRT, @RescueRookies, Water Safety, Water Rescue, flooding, Volunteers, #AmesburyKidsClub, @DWFireRescue, @DWFireChief, @SERVE_ON, Search and RescueComment

Glowing Tributes

Tributes earned by Serve On volunteers for their support of the Glow In The Park event at Longleat were just part of another action-packed weekend.

Martin Phillips10 September 2018Community Resilience, community spirit, Humanitarian, Charity, Volunteers, @alabareuk, @SOk9SAR, @SERVE_ON, @RescueRookies, @SalisburyCRT, @Longleat, @stjohnambulance, @TeamRubiconUK, @glowintheparkuk, homelessnessComment

Irma...One Year On

One year ago in September 2017, Hurricane Irma devastated the Caribbean and Hurricane Maria was on its way. So was Serve On’s International Response Team.

Martin Phillips7 September 2018Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Disaster Response, @serveonirt, Humanitarian, Charity, volunteers, Volunteering, @VISAR, @UKaid, @RFAMountsBay, #BVIStrongComment

Getting Vetted

A team of vets from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons were guests of the Serve On dog team at our Chilmark training centre.