Gloucestershire Water Rescue Centre, also known as
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Riv ...
fire station, is a combined project between
Severn Area Rescue Association
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) or Severn Rescue is an independent, marine and land based, search and rescue organisation covering the Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn. SARA is the largest independent lifeboat service ...
(SARA) and
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Glou ...
(GFRS).
The centre is equipped with two SARA rescue boats (SARA11 & SARA15) and two Land Rovers (MRU3 and MRU11) in their own building. GFRS have two fire engines, one rescue boat and a Land Rover.
Another project will see a new slipway constructed into the
River Severn
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.
References
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External links
Official website
Fire and rescue services of England
Organisations based in Gloucestershire
Lifeboat stations in Gloucestershire