Welcome to Sussex 4x4 Response
A 4x4 Response Group is a volunteer group that can offer a variety of services to Local Authorities, Emergency Services and other Volunteer Agencies.
Principally this is providing reliable transport in times of severe weather (Snow, gales, heavy rain and floods) & Other Major Emergencies.
This can be to transport essential personnel or supplies to areas that would be hard or impossible to reach in normal vehicles and/or in support of local authorities rest centres.
Across the Country there are at least 21 Response Groups who have participated in the :
Delivering Water, food and hygiene packs following the Floods of the Summer of 2007
Evacuating members of the public during floods
Assisting the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, in attempting to return beached porpoises to the sea.
Transporting Out Of Hours GPs during floods & snow.
Attending Local Authority emergency planning exercises (CCUs)
Recovering a Life Boat (on trailer) that had become bogged down on a beach
Transporting members of Search and Rescue Teams to remote search areas.
Moving a display trailer for the local Air Ambulance.
Recovering an Ambulance stuck in snow.
Moving a mobile radio aerial on behalf of Raynet
Recovering vehicles from a seafront car park during the East Coast tidal surge in 2007.
Recovering vehicles from the snow bound M11 in January 2003.
Providing mobile marshals for sponsored walks, & other charity events.
On a local level within Sussex during the winter that we had last year our responders were out carrying out various tasks in the local community,
We provided transport to paramedics, district nurses and doctors to there relevant places of work or if needed transported the doctors and nurses on there patient rounds.
We were also providing many of the local hospitals in the area with assistance transporting staff to and from the hospitals.
As a group we are also attending many of the local shows and emergency services open days this year and also organise social events such as BBQ's and camping events as well as running training days throughout the year.
Finally, if you have any questions please do contact the group either through our forum, via our information telephone number - 07077 079706 – or by email to – contact@sussex4x4response.org.uk
Thanks for taking the time to read this and for your interest in the group
Andy Riches
Vice Chairman
4X4 RESPONSE is here to assist you, build us into your Emergency Pre-Plan