Gigaclear Comes To The Rescue in Gloucestershire!
Tracking volunteer members of the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) when they are responding to emergencies, has just got a little easier after Gigaclear awarded the charity’s station in Beachley, Gloucestershire, community hub status.
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With their two inshore lifeboats, a land search team, a cliff rescue team and a flood rescue team, SARA Beachley responds to emergency callouts by the coastguard, police and other agencies more than 50 times a year.
Operations room co-ordinator, Ian Pilling, said the success of operations often depends on having quick and reliable access to the internet. Rescue teams can be tracked either via their GPS enabled radios or, if on the river, using the automatic identification system for shipping.
Ian said: “Having access to a fast and reliable full fibre broadband service is part of our overall safety mix. It gives those in the operations room an extra pair of eyes, offering us an overview of incidents as they occur.”
Before Gigaclear stepped in, SARA Beachley relied on slow and expensive broadband access via mobile phone hotspots.
Ian added: “Thanks to Gigaclear’s fast and reliable full fibre broadband not only can we access our online systems quicker, but it has also helped enhance our ability to keep our teams safe and working effectively when taking part in rescue missions.”
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