Half a dozen staff including a rescue dog and her handler are providing international aid
Merseyside has a key presence in the search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands in Morocco.
The Moroccan government has accepted aid from four countries so far, Spain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the UK. At the heart of the British response are 62 personnel from the fire and rescue service, half a dozen of whom are based in Merseyside.Phil Garrigan, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service chief officer, explained the region’s major role in disaster support.
“In this case, the UK Government has been asked for support under a bilateral agreement and then they’ve come to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and the UK international search and rescue teams to look at deploying.” For some of the team, this isn’t their first trip overseas to support aid already this year. Chief Garrigan added: “A number of the team were deployed to Turkey as well, so their task is to get into country, set up a base of operations and from there work with the Moroccan emergency services to provide a response.
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