Wiltshire Search and Rescue volunteers took part in a major emergency services training exercise involving a simulated light aircraft crash.
The large-scale operation was held at Greenham Common, near Newbury in Berkshire, on Saturday (24 October).
Led by Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue, the exercise brought together specialist rescue teams, ambulance crews and other organisations from across the region.
Wiltshire Search and Rescue joined teams from Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire to practise responding to a major incident involving an aircraft.
The scenario tested how emergency responders would manage a crash scene, search for casualties, provide medical care and safely extract injured people.
Participants also practised working together under the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), which are designed to improve coordination between organisations during major incidents.
Other organisations involved included Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs, South Central Ambulance Service’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust.
Volunteers from the Casualties Union also participated, helping to create a realistic emergency scenario.
Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue said exercises of this kind were essential for strengthening communication, cooperation and joint decision-making between emergency responders.
The organisation thanked everyone involved in planning, supporting and delivering the exercise.
The training provided Wiltshire Search and Rescue volunteers with an opportunity to practise working alongside neighbouring teams and other emergency services in a simulated major incident.
