Plans for major emergency ambulance base near Gatwick
06.12.11
A specialist ambulance station is being proposed near Gatwick Airport to be able to deal with any major emergency incidents at the hub, the Crawley Observer reports. The site would be home to a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), trained to respond to mass casualty incidents, industrial accidents and natural disasters.
Staff at the new base will be trained to enter areas contaminated by chemical, biological or nuclear materials as part of Government counter-terrorism strategy to improve emergency responses. The site was chosen for its position near Gatwick and will also meet obligations to support the 2012 Olympic Games.
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) made the application to change the use of a unit Gatwick Gate Industrial Park on Old Brighton Road. The application asks for a temporary five-year home while a permanent HART facility is built. It would be the base for 42 staff and 15 emergency vehicles and be on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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