Greater Manchester Firefighters return from Haiti

Date published: 26 January 2010

Following the deployment of the UK ISAR (International Search and Rescue) to the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake the teams are expected to arrive back in the UK tomorrow morning (23 January 2010).

The 9 Greater Manchester firefighters who have been working as part of the team will be arriving back at Manchester International Airport from London Gatwick.

On their arrival they will be greeted by their families and colleagues from the service including Chief Fire Officer Steve McGuirk who said

"It is with great pride that I welcome back safely the members of our service to their families. They have demonstrated tenacity, professionalism and courage in taking part in the UK national response to help the people of Haiti.

The successes they have achieved are truly commendable in a time of such devastation and suffering, and whilst we are extremely grateful to have them back with us, our thoughts remain with the people of Haiti as they continue to try and rebuild their country.

I am sure our team members will now be looking forward to a well earned rest and spending some quality time with their families and friends who have shown so much support for their loved ones over the last 10 days."