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Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends a range of incidents including fires, road crashes, flooding, rescues from height, mud or confined spaces. It also supports other agencies including Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Martime and Coastguard Agency on a regular basis.

The incidents shown on this page are just a sample of those which may be of interest to the public and media.

Incident

Road crash rescue - Rochester

Incident details

A man was rescued by firefighters using hydraulic cutting equipment following a collision between two vehicles on Watling Street, Rochester.

Crews stabilised the vehicles before creating space for paramedics to assess the casualty, then assisted with moving the man to a waiting ambulance.

Start date and time

06/12/2014 17:19

Stop date and time

06/12/2014 17:59

Number of fire engines

Equipment

Ground monitor (*)
Hydraulic rescue equipment (*)
Vehicle stabilisation blocks (*)
(*) - Answer no longer available

Partner agencies

Kent Police
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)